EPISODE 372 - Brigitte Franzen - Have Pigs Will Travel, Farming and Agriculture in the US from a German Perspective - Memoirs of a young, female immigrant turned hog farmer “Have Pigs, Will Travel” is based on a true story. It is the unlikely tale (some may say preposterous story) of a young German woman who moved to the United States in 1980 by herself, made friends and established a successful livestock farm, against all odds. I hope this book will appeal to women who have overcome great obsta...
May 29, 2024•35 min•Ep. 372
Episode 371 - Gina DeMillo Wagner - Forces of Nature - A Memoir of Family, Loss and Finding Home Gina DeMillo Wagner is an award-winning journalist and author. Her writing has been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Memoir Magazine, Modern Loss, Self, Outside, CRAFT Literary, and other publications. She is a winner of the CRAFT Creative Nonfiction Award, and her memoir was longlisted for the 2022 SFWP Literary prize. Gina has a master’s degree in journalism and is cofounder of ...
May 27, 2024•37 min•Ep. 371
Episode 370 - Mandi Dickey - From Care Giving to In Need of Care - How a Tramatic Brain Injury Refocuses Your Life Imagine, being in the operating room during brain surgery, being at the top of your career helping others with brain wellness only to be invloved in a car accident that turns a care giver into a recpient of needing care. Imagine hearing your own presentations, reading your own words and everything sounds like a foreign language - nothing makes sense and the knowlege that you have bu...
May 24, 2024•39 min•Ep. 370
Episode 369 - Joan Leegant - Displaced Persons, Israel and the power of stories Joan Leegant's story collection, DISPLACED PERSONS: STORIES, winner of the New American Fiction Prize, will be out in June 2024. Her earlier books won the PEN/New England Book Award, the Wallant Award for Jewish Fiction, and finalist citation for the National Jewish Book Award and selection as a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers pick. From 2007 to 2013, Joan was the visiting writer at Bar-Ilan University ...
May 22, 2024•44 min•Ep. 369
EPISODE 368 - Milton Sithole - Dominate Your Potential - Break Free from Self-Defeating Thinking "Dominate Your Potential: Break Free from Self-Defeating Thinking." Unpacking how we communicate, empathize, and behave unveiling biases, assumptions, and vulnerabilities. This self-awareness elevates communication and empathy, crucial for establishing healthier professional relationships. Introspection fuels self-awareness, enhances decision-making, and catalyzes personal growth. It's a journey—be p...
May 20, 2024•35 min•Ep. 368
EPISODE 367 - Michael Gross - Spillage is a wickedly fun throwback to a chaotic time in New York It’s 1976, and the Big Apple is in sorry shape. Besieged on all sides, the city has become a graffiti-coated, garbage-filled, crime-ridden cauldron, teetering on the edge of total collapse. Adding to New York’s towering woes, a revolutionary group called the Satanic Vanguard has kidnapped the mayor, set fire to Coney Island, and threatened further mayhem. All that Gotham has to hope for are its resur...
May 17, 2024•34 min•Ep. 367
Episode 366 - Tamzin Hall - Co-Author of The Power of Coaching - Nurturing Leadership and Personal Development Coaching is a leadership and personal development buzzword : but what is it? and how does it help people? In this book you'll hear from 10 qualified coaches who share their experience and case studies demonstrating the impact of coaching personally and professionally. Simply put you'll recognise how impactful coaching can be as an intervention. If you've been considering using a coachin...
May 15, 2024•36 min•Ep. 366
Episode 365 - Elisa Di Napoli - Dare To Be Seen - Stop Stage Fright and Perform with Confidence Do you shrink under the spotlight? Discover a powerful method to banish nerves and help you stand out from the crowd. Does public speaking terrify you? Are business presentations enough to make your knees knock? Is fear crippling your performance? As a clinical hypnotherapist and singer-songwriter for twenty years, Elisa Di Napoli has played in front of thousands and knows what it is like to suffer at...
May 13, 2024•49 min•Ep. 365
Episode 364 - Michelle Glogovac - How To Get on Podcasts, What you know and what you are known for Book: How to Get On Podcasts: Cultivate Your Following, Strengthen Your Message, and Grow as a Thought Leader Through Podcast Guesting The explosion of social media, AI-enabled online advertising, and the overall cacophony of the internet has made it harder than ever to connect a message with an audience. One of the most powerful emerging tools for cutting through that noise is being a guest on pod...
May 10, 2024•40 min•Ep. 364
EPISODE 363 - Richard Sparks - Rowan Atkinson, Operas and a New Rock, New Role - Words Matter Richard Sparks One morning in 1979 I got a call from an understandably excited Rowan Atkinson. “John Cleese just called. He’s asked me to be in his new charity show – and can I do The Schoolmaster?” Er, yes. I’d written The Schoolmaster for Rowan the previous year, for a revue at the Hampstead Theatre (Rowan with Elspeth Walker and Peter Wilson). John and his co-producer, Martin Lewis, had seen it; and ...
May 08, 2024•59 min•Ep. 363
Episode 362 - Gerald Everett Jones - mystery-thrillers and literary fiction for adult readers who seek insight, fascination, and delight in the adventures of their own lives Gerald Everett Jones lives in Santa Monica. He is a member of the Dramatists Guild and Women’s National Book Association, as well as a board member of the Independent Writers of Southern California (IWOSC). He is a Film Independent (FILM) Fellow. He holds a Bachelor of Arts with Honors from the College of Letters, Wesleyan U...
May 06, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 362
Episode 361 - Risa August - The Road Unpaved - Border to Border with a Brain Tumor and a Bike A Life Without Limits... Following a life-altering diagnosis, I have made it my mission to draw attention to rare Pituitary diseases by sharing my own personal journey. Little did I know, this diagnosis would teach me to live. Along with my mission, I continue to explore ways of experiencing life more fully by challenging my limiting beliefs and refocusing my perspective. This has further led me to guid...
May 03, 2024•38 min•Ep. 361
Episode 360 - Bob Young - True Golf - the story of Moe Norman and a new song with Bob's brother Neil Young Our Guest - Bob Young was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1942. He was a member of the Canadian Professional Golfers’ Association for nearly three decades and first met Moe Norman in the early 1960s. Like Norman, Young has always been intrigued by metaphysics and has had access to the leading trance mediums. Young’s brother is Neil Young, the internationally recognized singer-songwriter...
May 01, 2024•57 min•Ep. 360
Episode 359 - Michelle Mintz - All Done Binky, Pacifiers and their impact on proper speech and language skills Book: All Done Binky - It is important for a child to stop using their pacifier at a very young age in order to help develop proper speech and language skills. Parents have reported an increase in verbal language when their child completely stopped using their pacifier. This book helps parents and children learn how to wean off the pacifier. The story shows the steps involved beginning ...
Apr 29, 2024•41 min
EPISODE 358 - Amy Thurman - Finding My Hero Within - Time to Polish The Mirror Inside all of us is a hero. Even when we don’t think one exists for us. Being able to tell that hero’s story is what can not only be inspirational for others but it can actually serve to help someone else not give up. Amy Thurman is a story development coach, and refers to herself as a ‘disabled entrepreneur advocate’ and lives with a broken neck. Yet, in spite of the massive challenges she has faced and continues to ...
Apr 26, 2024•46 min•Ep. 358
Episode 357 - Karen Gershowitz - Tourist vs Traveller - 95 Countries Visited and How to See The World About Karen Gershowitz I was 17 years old, traveling alone, when I boarded a plane to Europe. Living in a different culture I experienced the world in new and surprising ways and discovered myself. My love of travel was born. I didn’t return to the US for three years. Since then I’ve traveled to more than 90 countries. I climbed Kilimanjaro, conquered my fear of falling to go on an elephant trek...
Apr 24, 2024•50 min•Ep. 357
Episode 356 - Debra Atlas - You Aren't Depression's Victim - Powerful Questions to Ask Yourself You Aren't Depression's Victim, a departure from Debra Atlas's usual journalistic writing, is designed to be uplifting and empowering. It offers readers thought-provoking ideas and possibilities. Have you ever wondered if you had a choice when faced with depression? We often think we must automatically fall into the depression pit, that there's no other option. But what if you could see and recognize ...
Apr 22, 2024•42 min•Ep. 356
Episode 355 - Sara Bohling - When Grit and Grace Collide - Persevering Through Life’s Challenges With Grit and God’s Grace Prematurity. Perseverance. Invisible Illness. Faith. See how these elements collide in an inspiring true life story. Nurse turned patient; fighting rare and invisible illness. It is filled with determination, love, community and hope. Come along on the journey, to witness the power of God and finding joy amidst challenging circumstances. The author is a wife, mom and nurse w...
Apr 19, 2024•43 min•Ep. 355
Episode 354 - Daniel Voigt Godoy - You're Not Your Job - Going Above and Beyond for Yourself You're Not Your Job Leaving the rat race by overcoming self-doubt Do you feel like a square peg in a round hole sometimes? Do you feel like what you're doing is not really meant for you? Would you rather be doing something else entirely but don't know where to start? In our lives, we don't ask ourselves enough questions. We follow the lead of others because they seem to know what they're doing. Along the...
Apr 17, 2024•44 min•Ep. 354
EPISODE 353 - Joel Salomon - The 9 Money Rules Millionaire’s Use and His TedX Talk JOEL SALOMON Joel Salomon is a prosperity coach who helps others overcome obstacles standing in the way of their financial freedom. In 2019, Joel published The 9 Money Rules Millionaires Use: Only The Unconventional Oneswhich was a bestseller in both self-help and personal finance. In 2018, he published Mindful Money Management: Memoirs of a Hedge Fund Manager, which immediately became a bestseller. Joel is an awa...
Apr 15, 2024•47 min•Ep. 353
Episode 352 - Tammy J Cohen - Text Messages to My Sons - You Are Bulletproof Tammy Cohen has been partnering with top-tier corporate executives and entrepreneurs to develop their personal and professional brands for more than 20 years. Today, she understands her role as a connector and sees opportunities for women to thrive and grow exponentially, which is why she founded the Women Beyond the Table, a business network with a soul. Tammy added podcaster by launching the Beyond the Table Podcast, ...
Apr 12, 2024•44 min•Ep. 352
Episode 351 - Cliff Garstang - Writing on Location, Writing From A Point of View, Celebrating Your Book Launch About the Author Clifford Garstang is the author of five works of fiction including the novels Oliver’s Travels and The Shaman of Turtle Valley and the short story collections House of the Ancients and Other Stories , What the Zhang Boys Know , and In an Uncharted Country . He is also the editor of the acclaimed anthology series, Everywhere Stories: Short Fiction from a Small Planet . A...
Apr 10, 2024•50 min•Ep. 351
Episode 350 - Leah M Forney - The Power of the Pen, Community and Memoirs Leah M. Forney is a native of Queens, New York who is currently residing in Maryland. She learned early on the importance of having a relationship with Jesus Christ from her maternal grandmother who raised her in the church. She is a Sexual Assault Thriver and Advocate. She is a well sought after professional speaker. She has lend her voice and story to numerous projects over the last 5 years in business. She has released ...
Apr 08, 2024•41 min•Ep. 350
Episode 349 - Kerry Kriseman - Accidental First Lady - On the Front Lines (and Behind the Scenes) of Local Politics Hello, and thank you for visiting. I’m a St. Petersburg native, and a graduate of University of South Florida (Go Bulls!) with a B.A. in Mass Communications/Broadcasting. I’m also a former political spouse. After years of being asked, “How do you do this?” I decided to tell my story of political spouse life with Accidental First Lady: On the Front Lines (and Behind the Scenes) of L...
Apr 05, 2024•49 min•Ep. 349
Episode 348 - Dwight Dale Miller - Get Out of Your Head and Into Your Heart - Writing in Flow State About Dwight Dwight Dale Miller, known as The SoulHacker, is dedicated to helping individuals overcome all obstacles, awaken, heal, and thrive while living their best lives. His transformative journey as a renowned healing guide, life coach, author, and numerologist began with a powerful commitment to making a positive impact. New inspirations were given to him when he surrendered his life to bein...
Apr 03, 2024•40 min•Ep. 348
EPISODE 347 - Dawn Williams - The Innocent Ignorance Surrounding Infertility - We talk to the author of Free To Conceive Dawn Williams is a mom, author, and fertility guide who is passionate about helping women who are longing to conceive. Also known as Your Fertility Angel, she will help you find inner peace on your path to motherhood. Dawn Williams knows the pains, sorrows, and challenges of the conception journey first-hand. Her exclusive Five-Point Superstar method to overcoming fertility ch...
Apr 01, 2024•49 min•Ep. 347
Episode 346 - Anna Schmidt - The Darkness Around Us - Demystifying the Dark Realm Anna works as a paranormal specialist, energy worker and house healer with a lifetime of experience working with the invisible realms around us. She has a kind, compassionate nature reflected in her work, and most of all, she uses a respectful approach towards assisting all energetic beings. In return, Anna witnesses paranormal experiences no other human has been allowed to see until now. The Book: The Darkness Aro...
Mar 29, 2024•56 min•Ep. 346
Episode 345 - Rod Jeter - A Relationship Game and Book to Get Couples Talking - YBAngry YBAngry Relationship Game Why be angry? No more arguing. The YBAngry relationship game makes communication with the one you love fun and easy. If you can count to fourteen, you can play YBAngry to ENJOY resolving most any disagreement with the one you love, in just minutes... NO FUSS NO DRAMA (Patent Pending). Issues lasting from several months to over 50 years, all resolved in minutes, playing YBAngry for th...
Mar 28, 2024•50 min•Ep. 345
BONUS - Dave's Book Suggestion for April 2024 - Jamie Kern Lima - Worthy, How to Believe You Are Enough and Transform Your Life What has self-doubt already cost you in your life? WORTHY is how you change that. Imagine what you'd do, if you FULLY believed in YOU! When you stop doubting your greatness, build unshakable self-worth and embrace who you are, you transform your entire life! WORTHY teaches you how, with simple steps that lead to life-changing results! "In life, you don't soar to the lev...
Mar 27, 2024•15 min
Episode 344 - Regina LaFrance - Author of Shayla - Rescuing the inner child AUTHOR Author REGINA LAFRANCE has come a long way since her native homeland, a small village in Portugal. A place she called home until tragedy struck. Her semi-autographical novel, SHAYLA , is a depiction of what happened and draws from her direct experience—deep-rooted wounds and trauma that has followed her into adulthood. SHAYLA is Regina’s sharing, and hope, for others who have been molested and suffered from abuse....
Mar 27, 2024•39 min•Ep. 344
