BeTheTalk with Nathan Eckel

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011: Coding + Agriculture + Youth = Awesome with Joyce Hunter

Known as a Strategic Doer, Social Entrepreneur and Change Agent, Joyce Hunter is the Former Deputy CIO, US Department of Agriculture. Joyce served as Trusted Advisor to federal, industry and non-profit CXO Community, maintaining strategic relationships among key policy makers and government leaders, including congressional and administration staff, national non-profit organizations and business partners. Watch Joyce's TEDx Talk HERE Learn more about Joyce's Organization HERE BeTheTalk is a 7 day...

Feb 09, 2018•24 min

010: Enhancing the Dignity of the Differently-Abled with Edie Cusack

Edie Cusack has been advocating and educating students with intellectual disabilities for over 30 years. Inclusion and self-determination are the philosophies she incorporated into the REACH Program at the College of Charleston when she created and developed it in 2010. She works with universities around the world to develop college programs for student with intellectual disabilities. As the founder of the College of Charleston’s REACH Program, she works with universities to build inclusive prog...

Feb 08, 2018•22 min

009: Onetime Patient, Longtime Healer with Nancy Simpson

Nancy Simpson describes herself as uniquely positioned to de-stigmatize mental illness because she has been on both sides of the locked door. With great honesty and humor, Dr. Simpson, who is a licensed clinical psychologist, courageously uncovers what can lay behind the milk and honey. Walking the talk, Dr. Simpson offers a personal testimony for the need to de-stigmatize mental illness. Watch Nancy's TEDx talk HERE . See Nancy's LinkedIn profile HERE . BeTheTalk is a 7 day a week podcast where...

Feb 07, 2018•22 min

008: Make New Friends by Sharing a Table with Tina Singleton

Tina Singleton, a fashion industry professional turned international development worker turned farmer, is no stranger to reinvention. She has lived and worked abroad for many years, most recently Afghanistan for 6 years before returning to Charleston with a desire to reconnect to family, her southern roots, and to start a farm. She has personally experienced the unexpected bonds that are created through sharing a meal with someone very different from you and believes the experience changed her l...

Feb 06, 2018•24 min

007: See Differently by Defining Your Blind Spot with Brian Wagner

Brian Wagner looks at life differently than most people. He has a gift for helping others identify their personal blindspots and overcome their self-limiting beliefs. His talent developed out of his childhood diagnosis of a severe genetic disorder that would eventually impair his vision, but not his outlook on life. Brian inspires and motivates others to embrace their personal blindness, whether it be physical or mental, through a process he called A Radical Vision. Watch Brian's TEDx talk HERE ...

Feb 05, 2018•22 min

006: Helping Doctors Serve Transgender Patients with Dr. Kristie Overstreet

Nathan chats with Dr. Kristie Overstreet about her TEDx talk "Why Are Many Doctors Scared of Transgender Patients?" This timely talk is an invitation to develop, challenge, and shift how transgender healthcare is viewed. Dr. Kristie Overstreet is a clinical sexologist, psychotherapist, author, and consultant with 11 years of experience. As president of Therapy Department, a counseling and consulting practice she works with clients across the United States. Watch Dr. Kristie's TEDx Talk HERE Conn...

Feb 04, 2018•24 min

005: Unleash the Power of Mentoring with Rasheda Kamaria

Rasheda Kamaria Williams is an award-winning mentor, author and chief empowering officer for Empowered Flower Girl LLC, a social enterprise on a mission to transform the way young people relate to one another. Watch Rashida's TEDx Talk HERE Connect with Rashida HERE BeTheTalk is a 7 day a week podcast where Nathan Eckel chats with talkers from TEDx and other branded events. Learn the tips tools and techniques that can help you give the talk to change the world!...

Feb 03, 2018•23 min

004: Puppets, Bosses & CoWorkers with David Crone

BeTheTalk is a 7 day a week podcast where Nathan Eckel chats with talkers from TEDx and other branded events. Learn the tips tools and techniques that can help you give the talk to change the world! Today Nathan chats with David Crone about his TEDx talk, "Making the World a Better Place, One Laugh at a Time". A former corporate executive, David left the comforts of the corner office for a rugged life on the road when his busy performance schedule no longer allowed him to "do both". His unique p...

Feb 02, 2018•22 min

003: Emotions, Ratings & Metrics with Brian Sullivan

BeTheTalk is a 7 day a week podcast where Nathan Eckel chats with talkers from TEDx and other branded events. Learn the tips tools and techniques that can help you give the talk to change the world! Today Nathan chats with Brian Sullivan about his talk "Empower Human Connection with Emotive Tools". Brian Sullivan uses his talents and insatiable curiosity for how people think and behave to better understand how technology can bring us together, not push us apart. Brian and his team have taken the...

Feb 01, 2018•22 min

002: Exposing The Invisible Illnesses with Emily Torchiana

BeTheTalk is a 7 day a week podcast where Nathan Eckel chats with talkers from TEDx and other branded events. Learn the tips tools and techniques that can help you give the talk to change the world! Today Nathan chats with Emily Torchiana about her TEDx talk "Let's Give Face to Mental Illness". Emily Torchiana has emerged from the shadows of cyberbullying and suicide attempts to turn life’s darkest moments into moments of meaning for others who need a mental health hero. Emily started The Invisi...

Feb 01, 2018•24 min

001: Changing Laws to Help the Mentally Ill with Lefford Fate

BeTheTalk is a 7 day a week podcast where Nathan Eckel chats with talkers from TEDx and other branded events. Learn the tips tools and techniques that can help you give the talk to change the world! Today Nathan chats with Lefford Fate, whose TEDx talk has gained over 350K views. Lefford Fate serves as Deputy Director of Health Services for the South Carolina Department of corrections, where he oversees 600 medical professionals serving over 20,000 inmates. Now retired after 31 years in the US A...

Feb 01, 2018•22 min

000: About BeTheTalk with Nathan Eckel

BeTheTalk is a 7 day per week podcast. We go behind the talk to find tips tools and techniques to help you give the talk that changes the world.

Jan 30, 2018•5 min

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