MEET MICHELLE MAZUR MICHELLE BELIEVES THAT SPEAKERS, ENTREPRENEURS, AND BUSINESS OWNERS SHOULD CRAFT A MESSAGE THAT IS BIGGER THAN YOU AND YOUR BUSINESS. THIS MESSAGE SHOULD CALL IN YOUR AUDIENCE. INCITE ACTION ALWAYS. TURN THE AUDIENCE INTO THE MESSENGERS OF YOUR MESSAGE. Michelle Mazur, Ph.D. delivers audacious breakthroughs for business owners & speakers who want to stand out, be the best-in-class in their field, and position themselves in a category of one. She is the CEO of Communicatio...
Jun 21, 2019•28 min
Although born in California, Adam De Collibus is a man of the world. In his early years, he lived in South America and his love of travel has led to him living and traveling in over seventeen countries. Inspired by both historical and actual events during his travels DeCollibus was compelled to write Caravan, his debut historical novel. Adam DeCollibus lives mostly in California where he spends his time playing piano, reading, and writing. LINKS: https://twitter.com/adam_decollibus?lang=en https...
May 30, 2019•19 min
MEET BETTY BOLTE My career after high school began first with retail sales until a government clerk position opened up. Then I worked as a clerk for several years before becoming a secretary for corporate America. All those jobs involved words one way or another. Then I quit my job at IBM and started my own freelance word processing business in 1988. While typing manuscripts in Virginia, I would “clean them up” – editing the prose to flow more smoothly, a service my clients loved. Interestingly,...
May 23, 2019•32 min
MEET JOHN VESPASIAN JOHN VESPASIAN is the author of ten books about rational living, including “When everything fails, try this” (2009), “Rationality is the way to happiness” (2009), “The philosophy of builders” (2010), “The 10 principles of rational living” (2012), “Rational living, rational working” (2013), “Consistency: The key to permanent stress relief” (2014), “On becoming unbreakable” (2015), “Thriving in difficult times” (2016), “Sequentiality: The amazing power of finding the right sequ...
May 17, 2019•23 min
MEET RONAN LEONARD Most experts make the mistake of picking just one mode to deliver their expertise through. Accountants make money through accounting. Trainers make money from training. Chef’s cook. You get the picture. The secret to becoming a niche leader and having more revenue is to diversify how you deliver what you do. Ronan helps self-employed professionals who don’t earn enough revenue from their vast expertise to identify and package up the most valuable part of their expertise and cr...
May 03, 2019•26 min
MEET JILLIAN GODSIL Blockchain Advocate, Founder, Conference Chair, Women in Blockchain Advocate, Keynote Speaker, Crypto Journalist, Broadcaster, CEO, Writer, Homelessness Advocate, Former European Parliament Candidate, Law Changer, Mother, Choir Member, Hill Walker, Dreamer Jillian has held senior positions with global PR companies in Sydney, Singapore, London and Dublin. She was PRO of Iona Technologies (Ireland’s first company to float on NASDAQ). She changed the law in Ireland in 2014 and i...
Apr 25, 2019•30 min
MEET SASHA FRANK: Sahsa Frank on a mission to experience all that God has for her, to be a “voice to the voiceless.” What started out as a dream, is now a vision, and is slowly manifesting into reality. Join her on her journey as she courageously goes after the vision that God has placed in her heart. Expressing herself through music, personal style, and writing. She wants to use all that treasure that God has placed inside of her. She wants to use her voice to make a difference. BOOK: Introduci...
Apr 19, 2019•19 min
MEET LAURA GASSNER OTTING: Laura Gassner Otting inspires people to push past the doubt and indecision that keep great ideas in limbo because her presentations make listeners think bigger and accept greater challenges that reach beyond their limited scope of belief. She delivers strategic thinking, well-honed wisdom, and perspective generated by decades of navigating change across the start-up, nonprofit, political, as well as philanthropic landscapes. Laura dares listeners to find their voice, a...
Apr 11, 2019•48 min
MEET MONIQUE MITCHELL: Monique Mitchell was born on the 14th of December, 1991 within a middle-class family on the small Island of Jamaica. She attended the Airy Castle Primary school then off to Morant Bay High where she has gained her high school diploma. She then continued her education at a few colleges and then continued, where she hopes to gain her bachelor’s in the field of Social Work. Monique has been a writer all her life, her expressive being evolves mostly between pen and paper as wo...
Mar 26, 2019•20 min
MEET PAIGE FRASER PAIGE FRASER, originally from the Bronx, NY is a young dancer of color who is breaking boundaries and paving her own road. As a child she trained at Ballet Atlantic Academy under the direction of Leslie Otto. She went on to continue training at Professional Performing Arts High School which had a dance program tied to the Ailey School. Throughout her training Ms. Fraser attended many summer intensives all as a scholarship recipient; ABT, DTH, Complexions, Jacobs Pillow, and The...
Mar 14, 2019•36 min
MEET SARAH JENNINGS: Hi! I’m Sarah Jennings! I’m a maker of things including but not limited to prototypes, websites, children, baked goods, graphics, collateral, puppets, hackathons, props/costumes etc. I have been in the tech (mostly ad tech) industry for over 10 years and had many creative roles, some official ones and some were creative because that’s what I made them up to be. I’m currently freelancing- helping a number of startups with their sites, graphics, and marketing. When I’m not elb...
Mar 07, 2019•58 min
MEET A. Gavazzoni A. Gavazzoni is a Brazilian author and has been a lawyer for twenty-seven years. She won for her first book Behind The Door: The Golden Book Award 2017- Readers Choice; Book Excellence Award 2017; Bronze Medal on Inpedependente Publisher Books Award 2018; Honorable mention at Paris Book Festival 2017; Honorable Mention at Reader’s Favorite Award 2017 and was a finalist to the Independent author. Adriana is a lawyer, a former professor of law and a writer of novels and legal boo...
Mar 01, 2019•39 min
MEET MARY SHORES: 20 years ago, Mary Shores started with an idea. Today, she is a successful entrepreneur with a multi-million-dollar, heart-centered business and a best-selling Hay House book, Conscious Communications. But she didn’t start that way. Mary hit rock-bottom after enduring the loss of her daughter and surviving an unstable past, but found within herself the strength to rebuild by founding an industry-changing business. She now inspires others with lessons of resiliency and empowerme...
Feb 21, 2019•1 hr
MEET JASMIN SHOJAI Jasmin Shojai is an Internationally published model, entrepreneur and aspiring actress based in Australia. She often travels throughout Sydney and many more locations for work. Jasmin’s dream to become a “supermodel” all began when she was a young girl. She was inspired by many models and TV shows such as ‘The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show’, and ‘Next Top Model’. Her journey in modeling all began in 2015. She has since taken the industry by storm, competing in the National fi...
Feb 14, 2019•44 min
MEET KIM BARRETT Kim Barrett is the founder of Your Social Voice, an online marketing & lead generation agency serving experts and small business owners. Kim got his start in the field of marketing ten years ago and has worked inside accounting fi, ms, IT companies and grain trading companies, where he focused on growing the business’ profitability through better marketing strategies. Using his expertise with Facebook ads and other online lead generation methods, Kim took his agency from zer...
Feb 07, 2019•20 min
MEET ROBERT GERRISH: Following a career in the marketing and design industry in London and Sydney, Robert made the leap to his own business in the mid-1990s. Seeing a niche in the area of support and resources aimed at the ‘one-person business’, Robert launched the Flying Solo community in 2005. With a small team, he grew the business to a member base of over 120,000 Australian freelancers and entrepreneurs, before selling at the end of 2017. Back working solo, today Robert pops up regularly at ...
Jan 31, 2019•40 min
This a recent episode of THE COIN CHAT, the 2nd podcast I work on. My co-host and I interview Andrew about technology, blockchain, and universal basic income. MEET ANDREW YANG: Andrew Yang is an American entrepreneur, the founder of Venture for America, and a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate. He has worked in startups and early-stage growth companies as a founder or executive for nearly two decades and was appointed to public office in 2015 by the Obama administration as an Ambassador of G...
Jan 30, 2019•33 min
ABOUT JOHN DEMATO John DeMato is a branded, lifestyle portrait photographer and content creation expert who collaborates with speakers, authors, coaches, and other thought leaders to produce magazine-quality images that present them powerfully, purposefully and authentically to their tribes. More than just a photographer, John sets his clients up for success beyond the portrait session by coaching them on how to best leverage their image content for their websites, blogs, speaking appearances, a...
Jan 24, 2019•40 min
MEET MARVIN WILSON I’m 69 years old and a lifelong entrepreneur. I was a traveling R&R musician during the Hippie Era of the 60s and 70s, and I owned a home improvement company during the 80s and 90s. At the turn of the century, I engaged in several MLMs. I became a public speaker, developed my leadership skills and did a lot of success and personal development coaching. In my mid-50s I began writing. I’m now a multi-published author and a professional editor. I’ve had successes and failures...
Jan 17, 2019•29 min
MEET SHAWANDA RANDOLPH Shawanda Randolph retired from the United States Air Force after 20 years of service. God would use her keen sense of wisdom, insight, and innate leadership skills, to help guide, direct, and influence those around her, especially those in leadership and potential leadership positions. It was her discipline, worth ethic, and problem-solving skills that led both superiors and fellow associates to depend on her counsel. As, a result, many flourished under her advisement and ...
Jan 10, 2019•45 min
MEET JAMES FELL James S. Fell, MA, MBA, has bylines in the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, the Guardian, TIME Magazine, and many other publications. His blog, BodyForWife.com, has millions of readers and he is the author of two books: The Holy Sh!t Moment: How Lasting Change Can Happen in an Instant (St. Martin’s Press, 2019), and Lose it Right: A Brutally Honest 3-Stage Program to Help You Get Fit and Lose Weight Without Losing Your Mind (Random House Canada, 2014). BOOKS: The Holy Sh!t Mom...
Jan 03, 2019•38 min
MEET STACIE TAMAKI She learned origami as a young child first with her mom from a book her mom had purchased and from her maternal grandma. Her grandma was the person who taught her how to fold the classic paper crane. Though she made them from time to time it would be years before she would discover both her ability and passion for folding miniature models. In her childhood and adolescence, she became a versatile artist in multiple mediums including pencil, pen and ink, oils, and watercolors. S...
Dec 27, 2018•54 min
MEET MARINA BARAYEVA Marina Barayeva is an international portrait photographer based in Beijing, China. She is also a host of the popular podcast Marketing for Creatives where she brings the experts and other creatives to share their experience in business and marketing. Marina is known authority in helping entrepreneurs become influencers in their niche. She has been featured in such media as ArtPeople, CCTV, China Radio International, and others. As a creative marketer, she is always busy with...
Dec 20, 2018•53 min
Scott Royal Smith is a real estate investor and asset protection attorney in Austin, TX. Scott became an entrepreneur while still in law school, purchasing and running an auto mechanic shop, to pay his way through school. After graduating, Scott begin his law career as a high-stakes corporate litigator. He spent the last 8 years of his career analyzing real estate investment and asset protection. Today, Scott is the Founder and CEO of Royal Legal Solutions. A firm he built to offer tax, business...
Dec 15, 2018•32 min
MEET JULIE: Julie Whitehead lives and writes in Brandon, MS. Her fiction has been published by China Grove Press, The New Southerner, and Running Wild Press. Her nonfiction can be seen at Conclave Journal, Defying Shadows.com, and The New Southerner, and her poetry has appeared in The Gordian Review, Jabberwock, and Cobalt Review. Her play, Hurrucane Baby, won third place in the Eudora Welty New Writers’ Play Festival in 2010. She teaches British literature at Mississippi College and is an MFA c...
Dec 06, 2018•29 min
MEET SARA ADAMS CENTENO Sara Adams Centeno is a higher education leader, author, and speaker who loves to empower people to reach their full human potential. She currently teaches Doctoral Colloquium, Educational Techniques, Professional Communication and Consulting, and Principles of Contemporary Leadership at Andrews University in Michigan. In 2016, Sara authored Success The Ultimate Guide to College, Career,& Personal Excellence to influence student motivation and increase retention of co...
Nov 22, 2018•42 min
MEET CHELSCEY CLAYTON C. E. Clayton was born and raised in the greater Los Angeles area, where she attended the University of Southern California (Fight On!) for both her Bachelors and Masters, and then worked in the advertising industry for several years on accounts ranging from fast food, to cars, and video games (her personal favorite). After going the traditional career route and becoming restless, she went back to her first love—writing—and hasn’t stopped. She is now the author of “The Mons...
Nov 15, 2018•46 min
MEET JASON ZEITLER: Jason Zeitler is the author of the novella Like Flesh to the Scalpel. His short stories and narrative essays have appeared in Midwestern Gothic and in other print and online magazines. He lives in Tucson with his wife and son. CONTACT: Jason Zeitler Amazon SUPPORT THE PODCAST! Click on this link and Help support this podcast because I love puppies : ) https://www.patreon.com/advanceyourart This podcast is brought to you by Audible. I have used Audible for years, and I love au...
Nov 09, 2018•26 min
MEET RACHAEL ANGELO When Rachael isn’t chasing after her young son or obsessing over a rom-com, she is pouring her heart into our next awesome blog post. As the spiritual heart of our team, Rachael is the one to talk to if you ever need a motivational pick me up or a meaningful conversation. She is a lover of all things sci-fi fantasy and aspires to get her manuscript “Trinity” published someday soon. Rachael’s goal is to have a positive impact on the world through her writing and work. J.K. Row...
Oct 31, 2018•36 min
MEET CHRISTA MILLER Too goody-two-shoes for the rebels and too rebellious for the good girls and boys, Christa Miller writes fiction which, like herself, doesn’t quite fit in. A professional writer for 15+ years, Christa has written in a variety of genres ranging from crime fiction to horror to children’s, but her favorite stories to write — and read — are those which blend genres. She has an affinity for the dark, psychological, and somewhat bizarre, but doesn’t let that stop her from snuggling...
Oct 25, 2018•29 min
