My guest is Sarah Wagner, co-author of the brilliant book, Unleash Today , which I highly recommend. Sarah’s a project manager based in Beijing, where she enhances relations between her home country, Germany, and China. Sarah earned her LLM in International Law in the Netherlands. That’s also where she met her co-author, Kate Surala. Sarah’s an amazing powerhouse who served as the Senior Policy Manager for the largest Tech Trade Association in Brussels, Belgium. She also worked in Washington, DC...
Jun 08, 2021•43 min•Ep. 21
My guest on this episode, Kate Surala, joins me from across the pond in London. She’s traveled around the world and lived in Europe, Asia, and Australia. Now, she's a Partner, C.O.O., and Head of Compliance and Legal at The Analyst Research, L.L.P. Kate was also a leader of the legal and compliance research team after studying law and finance at University of Oxford. Attending Oxford was a goal since she was a young girl watching her social-worker mom represent children in court. Recently, Kate ...
May 12, 2021•40 min•Ep. 20
Today, I’m happy to introduce you to Greg Jenkins, who’s one of the nicest people you’ll ever meet! I’m thankful for his military service stateside and in Germany, South Korea, and combat duty in in Iraq. Greg was chosen to serve in the U.S. Army’s Diversity Task Force at the Pentagon, where he developed and helped establish the Army’s Diversity program, train to it, and master it for many organizations, corporations, and Department of Defense levels. Greg continues to thrive with his own busine...
Apr 07, 2021•38 min•Ep. 19
My guest this time is Fred S. Thomas. In his time in the US Navy, he worked as a Staff Briefer to the Commander-in-Chief of the US Pacific Fleet, a member of a special emergency response group Deployable Joint Task Force, and tons more. Fred received his Bachelor’s while in Hawaii and his Master’s of Organizational Change. Those degrees and his expansive corporate career led him to serve in other arenas, such as volunteering as a coach for several girl’s athletics teams, Annual Fund School Site ...
Feb 15, 2021•52 min•Ep. 18
This week on the BullyBuster podcast, I am very fortunate to have Elinor Stutz as my guest. Elinor breaks barriers and records everywhere she goes. She’s the author of several best-selling books, starting with her first one titled, “Nice Girls Do get the Sale: Relationship building That Gets Results.” I just finished reading it! The pearls from decades of Elinor selling in a man’s world are still relevant today! I can see why her book is considered evergreen. Elinor has decided to forge ahead wi...
Nov 18, 2020•42 min•Ep. 17
I’m thrilled to have, as my guest, Jessica Hickman – Born in Wales and now living in Australia, where she was subjected to severe workplace bullying. And, get this, Jessica was in Human Resources in the tough oil and gas industry. She was creating safer work environments for her employees and dealing with a high rate of suicide within her community. Jessica not only filed one or two reports of the vicious bullying she encountered from her own boss, she actually submitted over 30 reports about th...
Oct 20, 2020•48 min•Ep. 16
Today, I have Shelly Elsliger, founder of the #DecideToBeKind movement as my guest. Shelly’s from Toronto, Canada. As a child growing up there, she was bullied. She encountered the number-one reason little girls and women are bullied. However, you are going to hear how she got her voice back, in a big way, by starting her kindness movement as a leading International Coach Federation Trainer for Linked-In. You’ll find out why one red high-heel shoe is a life-long talisman for Shelly--and why she ...
Sep 16, 2020•34 min•Ep. 15
I first met today’s guest, Bobby Kipper, when he brought his film, Bully Fighters, to Arizona schools a couple of years back. We served on a panel together discussing this issue and his Green Zone program. You’ll find out today what that program is and many others that Bobby has developed. Bobby’s journey began with a 26-year career in the Newport News, Virginia Police Department. He went on to serve as the Director of the Gang Reduction Program for the Virginia Attorney General. Bobby founded t...
Sep 02, 2020•34 min•Ep. 14
On BullyBuster episode 13, I’m lucky to have the founder and CEO of Power Zone Coaching, Rene Johnson. She is also a founder and former director of domestic violence for Sheroes United (You’ll find out what that means today)! Rene has authored books, magazine articles, and been a featured guest on CNN and elsewhere. As a certified and leading international speaker, her own story of courage has helped her influence thousands of people around the world. She invites you to learn how to stay out of ...
Aug 26, 2020•37 min•Ep. 13
Bullying is on the rise, and rising along with it is suicide among its victims. But something else seems to be going up, too: Bully fatigue. Like so many other widespread problems, it seems that people are getting tired of hearing about bullying. They’ve become apathetic. That’s dangerous. This week, we heard from a teen whose cousin committed suicide after relentless bullying. She went to school officials with a parent, but nothing was done. What might have saved her? Here’s the letter....
Aug 12, 2020•19 min
Hello, Moms and Listeners! My dear mother passed away a few days ago in hospice care after suffering a fall. I’m out of town and will be away for a time. Please take this opportunity to listen to one of my Top 10 episodes from my earlier popular show, “Bullying, Life, and Stuff.” After COVID-19 has hit this country, so hard, nothing about death is a joke. This episode is titled, “J/K Does Not Make it OK.” Thank you for listening and please tell others. My goal is to teach our children to create ...
Aug 05, 2020•16 min
Today, I’m speaking with an honest-to-goodness legend. Dr. Lois Lee started Children of the Night over 40 years ago and has rescued over 10,000 child sex trafficking victims. Her groundbreaking work has led to countless awards, most notably the prestigious President’s Volunteer Action Award, presented to her by President Ronald Reagan. Her work was portrayed in a 1985 movie of the week titled, Children of the Night, in which she was played by Kathleen Quinlan. Richard Marx recorded a song, “Chil...
Jul 22, 2020•37 min•Ep. 12
My guest today is Police Chief Jerald Monahan. He has served for 42 years in the public safety community. His incredible service record includes being the Chief of Police for Prescott, Arizona. He’s currently the Yavapai College Chief of Police. Chief Monahan has been the president of the Board of Directors for the End Violence Against Women International organization. He’s also a strong advocate for the Start By Believing Campaign. Which is why I’m so happy to have him as a guest to discuss pro...
Jul 15, 2020•35 min•Ep. 11
Today, we’re going to talk about the Big Brothers Big Sisters of America program. It’s a nationwide organization whose mission is to create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships. They do this by pairing kids between age five and young adulthood—they’re called Littles—with carefully screened adult mentors – known as Bigs. My guest is the Executive Director of the Northern Arizona chapter of Big Brothers, Big Sisters, Erin Mabery. Erin is a leader of children and families and has one of t...
Jul 08, 2020•33 min•Ep. 10
Today, we talk with a woman who is the very definition of power and yet, is also the very needed woman of today. She has empathy and the courage to help others who have suffered. Abby Bolt was, for over 20 years, a wildland firefighter. She started her career on an elite Hotshot Crew. She continued on, becoming a helicopter rappeller, Engine Captain, and moved up the chain of command to battalion chief. Abby fought and managed fire beside the best of the best in the industry. But then, Abby was ...
Jul 01, 2020•43 min•Ep. 9
Jaime Villalovos is an entrepreneur. Along with her husband, Shawn, she started Team Revolution, Inc., a financial services firm.But Jaime has always put her family –she has four kids— and her faith first. She’s learned the value of teaching all of her children differently based on their individual personalities. That’s especially true for her oldest, 14-year-old Daisy. Jaime has faced a childhood of abject poverty and family sexual abuse with genuine hope, persistent strength, and all the moral...
Jun 17, 2020•35 min•Ep. 7
Did you know that more than 3 million Domestic Violence incidents are reported each year in the US? But an estimated 10 million go un-reported. This week on BullyBuster, my guest is Sergeant James Tobin, a highly honored police officer, and a big fan of community policing. He’s especially concerned about Domestic Violence… where the vast majority of victims are women and children. Sergeant Tobin discusses with me the many ways that women can choose not to stay a victim, which is the beginning of...
Jun 10, 2020•27 min•Ep. 6
If you’ve ever been bullied at work, you’ll want to hear my guest today. Marilyn Huffman has worked at the Better Business Bureau for nine years. She’s the director for the Pacific Southwest region. Marilyn provides support and education as President of the Professional Women’s Group in her territory. She’s an inspiration to women facing on-the-job bullying from women. Statistics show that woman-on-woman bullying is 65% more common than woman-on-man bullying. Having been bullied at a couple of p...
Jun 03, 2020•25 min•Ep. 5
This week on episode #4, Annie Mayo, an award-winning – President and founder of Advanced Mineral Makeup since 2009, talks about being different and how that equals being bullied. Annie attended a very strict Catholic school where wearing a uniform usually means having automatic protection from bullies, because the students are not differentiated by socio-economic norms, fashion ideologies, and sometimes religion, to name a few status issues in public schools that cause bullying. Unless … there ...
May 27, 2020•22 min•Ep. 4
Today, my guest is Darlene Thompson, a Special Education Teacher at the Yavapai County, Arizona, Juvenile Detention School. She’s been there for 8 years and has her master’s in Special Education.I met Darlene when she invited me to speak to the students, about bullying and my Civility Triangle of Triumph program. My first question to the students was, “Who, here, was bullied or abused?” and every single hand went up. Then, it came as no surprise that many students become bully-victims, usually b...
May 20, 2020•23 min•Ep. 3
My guest, Dr. Cheri L. McDonald, who’s a licensed marriage and family therapist and an author, recently published her latest book, "Heal Your Trauma, Heal Your Marriage." Dr. McDonald practices in Westlake Village, California. Dr. Cheri, as she is called in our columns Dear Rhonda and Dr. Cheri, is talking to me today about how trauma effects our brains and our bodies. And how we can work to create balance and heal our bodies’ trauma. Remember the left side of the brain is the logical and academ...
May 13, 2020•21 min•Ep. 2
On this show, we’re going to explore in-depth what bullying and abuse are and the devastating effects they can have on our daughters. The connectivity between bullying and suicide has been confirmed by the CDC. Today, Angie, an adjunctive therapist and mom, is joining me. Angie’s daughter, Callie, a middle-school student, was severely bullied at school and completed suicide. I taught a civility-leadership academy every Monday for five class periods for a semester at her school. I encountered a g...
May 06, 2020•19 min•Ep. 1
This is the introductory episode of life coach Rhonda Orr’s new podcast, BullyBuster. It’s a weekly show where Rhonda, who has headed up two non-profits dealing with abuse and bulling, helps Moms (and Grandmas) understand what kind of bullying behaviors their girls face in today’s world and how they can help their daughters avoid being bullied. Rhonda knows anyone can be a victim, but the key is not to stay a victim. Using her Triangle of Triumph, Rhonda has taught hundreds of kids how to go fro...
Apr 30, 2020•12 min
