Tim Hast is the author of Powerful Listening. Powerful Influence. He is a Speaker, Trainer, Coach, and Consultant. Tim (together with his wife, Ruthie), are Founders of Encore Life Skills, LLC He and his team provide organizational training, development, and coaching services that focus on leadership, listening, communication, conflict management, mediation, and team building. Tim specializes in facilitating trust-based relationships through group and individual training. Tim invites you to conn...
Nov 06, 2019•19 min•Ep. 1049
Diane (Mumper) Klutz is an Author, Writer, and Speaker. Diane was an Army Nurse in Vietnam and she is a retired Assistant Professor of Nursing from Texas A&M University. Diane's debut story, Round Eyes: An American Nurse in Vietnam, was first published in 2012 and re-released in 2019 as a new Illustrated Edition. The book is a memoir about her experiences as an Army Nurse before and while serving in South Vietnam. Diane also authored "You Can't Sleep Here," a partly factual, mostly fictional...
Oct 31, 2019•33 min•Season 1Ep. 48
Dr. Ken Keis is the President and CEO of Consulting Resources Group International. CRG is the global leader in personal and professional development with 12 fast-paced, learner-friendly assessments, dozens of training programs (in-person, webinar or e-courses). Ken is passionate about leading others to experience the same clarity and joy he did by creating a life of purpose and empowering leaders to empower others. With more than 3 million written words, 10,000 hours of consulting and speaking e...
Oct 31, 2019•42 min•Ep. 1047
Charles (Chuck) Guarria is the Author of Proposition 13 - America's Second Great Tax Revolt: A Forty-Year Struggle for Library Survival Charles has a 15-year career as a librarian that has taken him from Wall Street to academia. In 1978, the citizens of California took the historic step of voting for Proposition 13, thus reducing property taxes by 57%. Already known as a trendsetting state, California’s tax revolt was no different, as similar tax revisions quickly spread across the United States...
Oct 28, 2019•23 min•Ep. 1046
Jim Moran is the Co-Founder and President of SimplifyISO. Jim and his team have been helping organizations simplify their quality management systems since 1992. Just in case you thought that Jim's name sounds familiar, he was our very first guest (Episode 1001) on the SuccessInsight Podcast way back in February. He joined us again in Episode 1023, where we chatted quite a lot about ISO Quality Standards and Leadership. Jim invites you to follow him on his website at www.simplifyiso.com . You can...
Oct 25, 2019•25 min•Ep. 1045
Leon was a successful Atlanta businessman, having been in the book publishing space for many years. He has authored a number of books, including: Are you up there Mr. Jesus All Are Precious In His Sight - January 2016; Searching For the Virgin Mary - April 2019; and Miracle in Peru: Odyssey of the Reluctant Disciple - August 2019. In 1998, the course of his life changed after the Lifelink Network For Children asked him to accompany them on a trip to Peru. He soon found that God had a new path fo...
Oct 24, 2019•28 min•Ep. 1044
Bill (W.G.) Hladky , Author of the Book of Ruin Series. Bill is a retired homicide detective from the Miami-Dade Police Department. Before becoming a cop, he was a newspaper reporter. He is also a published poet. Bill has lived in Germany, where he taught street survival skills to American M.P.'s. He now travels across the country explaining to police officers how violent encounters impact our physiological and psychological responses. The Book of Ruin, the first book in a new series of Post-apo...
Oct 22, 2019•24 min•Ep. 1043
Dr. Adah Kennon has multiple advanced degrees, including a Ph.D. in Psychology and Master’s Degrees in psychology, education and counseling. Adah has worked for 31 years as a School Psychologist and Counselor. She is also a Certified Mental Health Counselor. Adah has enjoyed traveling, gardening and helping her husband, Dr. Walter B. Hammond, with his stress management and self-hypnosis business. In the present day, Dr. Kennon has assumed an even more important role, She is the caregiver for her...
Oct 19, 2019•34 min•Season 1Ep. 42
Esther Sekiziyivu has seen that many marriages are suffering shipwreck and dissolution because of the human inclination to natural desires. The absence of personal knowledge and understanding of marriage fundamentals has created casualties in the marriage institution. Many have experienced violent storms in their marriages resulting in emotional pain, broken hearts and families. Overcoming Emotional Pain in a Divorce Crisis discusses the beauty of marriage; challenges experienced in a marriage, ...
Oct 17, 2019•16 min•Ep. 1041
Elizabeth Porter is the author of Pathways to Fluency: Changing how we think about language in the United States . This book is a journey into language and culture and why they are so important. It also suggests practical ways in which we can integrate language, culture, and global citizenship education into our home, family life, and classroom. Click here to learn more about Elizabeth at the Bon Voyage World Languages Academy website. Click here to connect with Elizabeth on LinkedIn, click here...
Oct 12, 2019•30 min•Ep. 1040
Ralph B. Alexander, Ph.D. is the author of Science Under Attack . It is Dr. Alexander’s belief that Evidence and logic are lacking in many areas of public debate today on hot-button issues ranging from dietary fat to vaccination. In Science Under Attack , Dr. Alexander shows how science is being abused, sidelined or ignored, making it difficult or impossible for the public to form a reasoned opinion about important issues. Readers will learn why science is becoming more corrupt, and also how it ...
Oct 08, 2019•30 min•Season 1Ep. 39
David Kaufman, Ph.D. is a published author with several years' experience in writing academic works, journal articles, and books, both fiction and nonfiction. His recent book, Clues to Lower Mississippi Valley histories: language, archaeology, and ethnography , was published by the University of Nebraska Press (2019). David offers an analysis of social, cultural, and linguistic change in the Lower Mississippi Valley from 500 to 1700. He charts how linguistic evidence aids the understanding of ea...
Oct 04, 2019•25 min•Ep. 1038
Chloe Isabelle Morris is a talented 5th-grade writer and artist. Her book, Memories of the Past , was inspired by her mom, who died in 2016 when Chole was 7 years-old. Her mom, Julia Kalontarova, was an accomplished animation artist, who worked on the movie, Frozen and on The Wild Thornberrys, an American animated television series that originally aired on Nickelodeon. Chloe uses art and poetry in her book to communicate her feelings about her friendship with her mother, and about her feelings a...
Oct 01, 2019•16 min•Ep. 1037
Andy Cowan is an award-winning writer, producer, and performer. He began his career as a segment producer, writer and performer on The Merv Griffin Show during the '80s, and interviewed hundreds of luminaries, from Orson Welles to Jerry Seinfeld. He is the only writer associated with multiple episodes of Cheers, Seinfeld and 3rd Rock from the Sun. Numerous other comedies and talk/variety shows are among his writing credits. He won a CableAce Award for producing, writing and starring in the Showt...
Sep 27, 2019•29 min•Ep. 1036
Jasmine & Kay West are the Co-Authors of the Legends of The Eternal Realms: The Legend of Forsythia: Book one Foretold. The Eternal Realms is a world that 'worlds' exist in. The books brings to life The Legend of Forsythia, a magical adventure melding skill and strategy as two foreordained groups rise up to finish what their parents started and end a contrived civil war before the finale can start. Jasmine & Kay share their back-story of how they met and began to co-create their fantasy ...
Sep 24, 2019•40 min•Ep. 1035
Lori Vann, M.A., LPC-S is on a GLOBAL MISSION to PREVENT the start of Self-injurious behaviors (NSSI) and stop needless deaths by suicide. She is a Global Authority on Self-injury and a Suicide Interventionist. Lori holds a Master’s Degree in Psychology, she is a Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor (LPC-S), with over 20 yrs of Clinical experience, and she is an International Speaker. Lori has offered numerous books on the Amazon website, including: A Practitioner's Guide to the Treatment ...
Sep 19, 2019•17 min•Season 1Ep. 34
Angela James is an Educator, Story Writer & Poet. Her book, Flower Among Ash , explores how, when faced with tragedy and unprecedented circumstances, and even the opportunity to throw in the towel, it is not enough to dissuade us from pursuing our dreams. Click here to find and connect with Angela on LinkedIn. Link to the SuccessInsight Podcast: https://www.successinsightpodcast.com/2019/09/angela-james-author-of-flower-among-ash.html Podcast produced using Descript Podcast hosted by Buzzspr...
Sep 10, 2019•18 min•Season 1Ep. 33
Tim Hicks has been a conflict resolution practitioner and teacher for 25 years. From 2006 to 2014, he was the first director of the conflict resolution Master’s degree program at the University of Oregon. His book, " Embodied Conflict: The Neural Basis of Conflict and Communication ”, explores how our brain’s capacity to encode and store experiences within the neural structure, inform what we know, think, create beliefs about, and understand the world we live in. This understanding enables us to...
Sep 10, 2019•30 min•Season 1Ep. 32
William (Bill) Funnemark is the author of " Last Lunch ", his story of what it is like to lose your best friend, your wife, your lover, the mother of your children, and then pick up the pieces and go on living. It is a story of his faith in God and the love of family and friends. Bill invites you to reach out to him and learn more about his book and what he’s up to, on the Last Lunch Facebook page . Link to the SuccessInsight Podcast: https://www.successinsightpodcast.com/2019/09/william-bill-fu...
Sep 10, 2019•22 min•Season 1Ep. 31
C. J. Jones is a true CCSU Blue Devil. "99 1/2% Won't Do" has been his mantra while earning a B.A. and M.A. at Central, and serving the university as a basketball coach, director of the Educational Opportunity Program, and director of athletics. He was inducted into the CCSU Athletics Hall of Fame in 2010. He is also the author of A Method to March Madness: An Insider's Look at the Final Four, written in collaboration with Tom Hazuka. As of the 2017-2018 academic year, more than 2,000 students h...
Sep 04, 2019•35 min•Season 1Ep. 30
Robena Egemonye, Ph.D is a retired teacher. Her first fiction novel, " The Fence Mender ," was published in December 2016. In 2012, she wrote a children's book about Alzheimer's called " When My Grandma Sings ," and years before that she wrote a teacher's classroom discussion guide. You can click here to communicate with Robena on her website. Link to the SuccessInsight Podcast: https://www.successinsightpodcast.com/2019/09/robena-egemonye-is-educator-and-author.html Podcast produced using Descr...
Sep 02, 2019•24 min•Season 1Ep. 29
Amor Traceski is a two-time cancer survivor. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2013 and then ovarian cancer in 2016. Not only did she NOT dwell on her negative circumstances, she embraced life and found a higher purpose: a mission of life for life! She believes that she survived so that she can share her knowledge and wisdom, borne from experience with others and help them cope and continue living life, despite the disease. Thus, authoring her first book, “Been There, Done That: Practical ...
Sep 01, 2019•20 min•Season 1Ep. 28
Adi Tantimedh is the author of a Detective Crime Trilogy, The Ravi PI Series: Her Nightly Embrace (Book 1), Her Beautiful Monster (Book 2) and Her Fugitive Heart (Book 3). Adi has written radio plays and television scripts for the BBC and screenplays for various Hollywood companies, as well as graphic novels for DC Comics and Big Head Press, and a weekly column about pop culture for BleedingCool.com . He also wrote "Zinky Boys Go Underground," the first post-Cold War Russian gangster thriller, w...
Aug 28, 2019•17 min•Season 1Ep. 27
Jonathan Branfman, Ph.D. is a Gender Studies researcher and children's book author. His work focuses on LGBTQIA diversity and social justice. His book, You Be You!: The Kid’s Guide to Gender, Sexuality, and Family, is an illustrated children's book for ages 7-11 that makes gender identity, sexual orientation, and family diversity easy to explain to children. Throughout the book, kids learn that there are many kinds of people in the world and that diversity is something to be celebrated. It cover...
Aug 26, 2019•17 min•Ep. 1026
Tulip Chowdhury is a freelance writer and a retired teacher. She has written features, short stories, and poems for newspapers and magazines from an early age. Though she often tackles difficult subject matter, her message is one of love and happiness. Tulip has published a collection of essays, Reaching Beyond Words; a compilation of fiction, poetry, and essays, Rainbow; a collection of short stories, Stars in the Sky; and two collections of poetry, The Raindrops and Nature and Love. She author...
Aug 23, 2019•15 min•Season 1Ep. 25
Elliot Silber, with more than 7000 contacts in the phone book, he is not just known as a master networker, but as The Master Connector ... connecting the dots from a long lifetime of businesses, sciences, networking, vocations and careers. To obtain a copy of Elliot’s book, Laser language: For Sales, Marketing and Networking, email him at [email protected] Link to the SuccessInsight Podcast: https://www.successinsightpodcast.com/2019/08/elliot-silber-master-connector-author.html Podca...
Aug 22, 2019•17 min•Ep. 1022
Victoria Murray is the Owner of Inbox Virtual Assistants. Victoria fills a profound need in the entrepreneurial community. Too many small business owners spend more time working in their business than they were able to spend in the perfection of their craft. Inbox VA was born to fill that need. Inbox Virtual Assistants handle the back office side of your business, leaving you more time to grow your business and increase your revenue. Here are the links to some of the tools that Victoria recommen...
Aug 21, 2019•32 min•Ep. 1024
Jim Moran and the SimplifyISO Team have been helping organizations simplify their management systems since 1992. The team shows small and medium-size companies how to build a management system that’s easy to use and effective, and get certified and stay certified. Jim invites you to visit him at https://simplifyiso.com. Click here to visit Jim’s SimplifyISO YouTube page, and click here to connect with Jim on LinkedIn. Jim has launched his Simplify-ISO ISO 9001:2015 Essentials Training Course . C...
Aug 21, 2019•38 min•Ep. 1023
Ron Simplified Myers is an Author, Creator of Simplified-U, highly sought after speaker and Uplifting Life Partner (meaning we are all partners in life and here to uplift each other) and the author of the book, The Relationship Success Handbook: Get Rid of Your Problems Not Your Partner . Ron Shares that his drive and desire to bring out the best in himself and those around him moved him into the financial services arena, where he became a Regional Vice President. Through that company, he had th...
Aug 01, 2019•36 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Joe Duffy is the former President of the Catholic Charities Diocese of Paterson NJ and Executive Director of Straight & Narrow, Inc. Years in the making, Joe just published his new book, “ Being a Supervisor 1.0: A Handbook for the New, Aspiring & Experienced Supervisor ”. Joe chats with Howard how about his career trajectory and how this informed that the chapters and content in the book. Recognizing that resource material for supervisors was spread across many sources, Joe sent out to ...
May 18, 2019•24 min•Season 1Ep. 19
