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The Road to Empowerment

Even assertive, savvy professionals can find themselves faced with a situation or person who leaves them feeling baffled, not knowing what to do. Whether you feel powerless in one area or five, tune in for tips, tools and strategies wrapped up in insightful conversations and inspiring stories of people claiming their power, and the stumbles they took as they did. Join Marla Bollak on The Road to Empowerment, where you’ll feel like a fly on the wall as you tune into engaging conversations; as guests share inspiring life experiences, how they have stumbled, healed, grown, and otherwise made it through adversarial times; wisdom gained and magic that they encountered along the way.
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Episodes

013 Ben Phantom - His Travels And His Music

I use the musical talents of my guest in this episode. I use bits of the instrumental from his ‘Fiddler’ in the intro, and he plays us out with his song, ‘I’ll Meet You There.” And now, introducing…. Ben​ ​Phan, performing as Ben Phantom, ​is​ ​a​ ​​songwriter, videographer, multi instrumentalist, music producer, traveler, and long distance hiker. His path, carved by music, has taken him from the North American wilderness to Vietnam, Cambodia, Israel, Central America, and finally to his mountain...

Sep 26, 202036 minEp. 13

012 Digital Marketing Specialist David Somerfleck Gives Advice in the Age of Covid

David Somerfleck is an enterprise digital marketing executive and startup consultant with over 20 years' experience working for marketing agencies across North America and 10 years' experience as a nonprofit small business mentor. David has written for Fox Reality, spoken at Microsoft, advised six political campaigns in addition to hundreds of business owners and entrepreneurs of every type. David is also the author of "The Road to Digital Marketing Profits" and the upcoming “Bloom & Grow.” ...

Sep 02, 20201 hr 8 minEp. 12

011 Cesar R. Espino - His story begins with him working at the age of four

Cesar takes on a trip that begins in Mexico City when he started working at the age of four. – and that’s only the beginning. Cesar R. Espino was born in Mexico City to a poor family with just his mom and his grandma there in the beginning. He lived in a small shack with dirt floors, no dad, in a society of poverty, where having a life of no hope seemed to be the norm. Cesar is a multiple book author, real estate investor and mentor, business consultant and coach, and NLP practitioner. His highe...

Jul 29, 202045 minEp. 11

010 Dr. Benjamin Hardy: Personality Isn't Permanent

Dr. Benjamin Hardy is an organizational psychologist and bestselling author of Willpower Doesn't Work . From 2015-2018, he was the #1 writer in the world on Medium.com. Ben and his wife Lauren adopted three children from the foster system in February 2018 and one month later, Lauren got pregnant with twins who were born in December of 2018. They live in Orlando. Ben's blogs are read by millions monthly. His new book, Personality Isn’t Permanent, debunks the pervasive myths of personality that ha...

Jun 18, 20201 hr 2 minEp. 10

009 Patrice Lynn is the Brain Boss

Patrice Lynn and I talked about so many things in a short half hour; how she managed her way out of difficulty stacked upon difficulty, including the impact of the financial crisis of 2008-10. These led her to create, among other things, her Brain Boss Challenge. Patrice Lynn, The Brain Boss, is energizing and educating open-minded audiences with her revolutionary approach to life, business and learning. On the front lines of professional and business development for over 25 years, Patrice is a ...

May 09, 202035 minEp. 9

008 Cindy Sue Bezas, M.S., Offers Insights and Advice for Concussion Sufferers

Cindy Sue Bezas describes some of the surprising symptoms of concussions, how debilitating they can be, and the creative ways she treats herself. Cindy Sue Bezas (bee-zus), M.S., is a confidence coach and author. She obtained her Master's in Organizational Learning and Leadership and coaches women with research-based approaches to accelerate personal and business success. She has taught many how to write a book-in-a-month and as a speaker has shared the stage with notable individuals such as Fra...

Jan 21, 202016 minEp. 8

007 Lana McAra on the Power of Reframing and a Lifetime of Healing and Growth

Lana McAra covers a lot of ground in a short time. Among other things, she shares the power of reframing and how healing and growth happen in waves that occur over a lifetime. Lana McAra is the host of "Now It's My Turn! Where the 50+ woman awakens her spark and en-joys her life" on the Awake TV Network. A spiritual adviser and intuitive healer, Lana works with her clients to roll back the clock on how they feel in mind, body and spirit. She’s an award-winning, best-selling author and ghostwrite...

Jan 21, 202015 minEp. 7

006 Roman Prokopchuk on Dealing with Life Events

Roman Prokopchuk shares how he gets through a tsunami of tough events in his life. He starts with acknowledging his feelings, and doesn’t let them stay bottled up and become toxic. Roman is a first generation immigrant from Ukraine who came to the United States in 1990 with 6 other family members to a 2 bedroom apartment with nothing, got into digital marketing as a result of the 2008 recession coming out of an internship with the Secret Service, digital marketing agency founder in 2012 of Nova ...

Jan 21, 202012 minEp. 6

005 Wendy Piersall on Finding Her Way in the Face of the Unexpected

Even successful people experience bumps in the road, even big potholes. In this episode, Wendy Piersall talks about a time when external events beyond her control, conspired to throw her business and personal life into a tailspin. She shares her feelings with such honesty, how she moved through them, and how she turned it all around, what she learned, the surprising conclusion, and where she is headed now. Wendy Piersall is an artist, author and publisher of educational content for children. She...

Jan 21, 202018 minEp. 5

004 Ellen Violette on Starting Over, Expertise and Stubbornness

Ellen Violette touches on a variety of topics, including starting over, the importance of finding the right expert to work with, and being stubbornly persistent. Ellen Violette is an award-winning Book & Business Coach, multiple #1 bestselling author, and Grammy-nominated songwriter who helps founders, CEO's, coaches, consultants and speakers, who struggle with writing a book and after she works with them they have a #1 bestseller so they have more credibility and can make more money. You ca...

Jan 21, 202016 minEp. 4

003 Daniel John Hanneman on Meditation and Holding Fast to Your Convictions

Daniel John Hanneman shares the benefits of meditation and how following his deeply held convictions while facing adversity, uncertainty, as well as doubt from others and himself lead him to where he is now. Daniel John Hanneman has an extensive background as a professional counselor and certified hypnotherapist with combined business and professional backgrounds in energy scanning, energy clearing, spiritual life coaching, intuitive business coaching, master intuitive trainer, channeling, metap...

Jan 21, 202017 minEp. 3

002 Jean Tien on the Role Authenticity Plays in Success

Jean Tien shares how copying successful people worked against her, and how the decision to step into her authentic self – and succeeding or failing authentically – changed her life. Jean is an intuitive mindset coach, specializing in working with ambitious, career driven women, who have already achieved a certain level of success and are now ready to achieve more in life, as well as find balance and fulfillment. She uses her intuitive abilities, as well as her own extensive corporate experience,...

Jan 21, 202013 minEp. 2

001 Connie Henriquez on Coaching Children and Teens Who Are Bullied

Connie Henriquez has so much wisdom to share about bullies and how to help children who are bullied. Hint: It has little to nothing to do with the bully. And her wisdom doesn’t stop there… Connie Henriquez is a Teen Life Coach who has a private coaching practice located in Woodbury, NY. She teaches kids & teens how to overcome anxiety, self-doubt and improve their self-esteem in as little as 30 days utilizing her Start Loving Life® “positive psychology" coaching system. Connie works one-on-o...

Jan 21, 202018 minEp. 1

000 Welcome to The Road To Empowerment

Have you ever felt manipulated? Have you ever felt frustrated and powerless? How did you react? I’ve found myself with a knife at my throat, afflicted with a chronic disease, and bullied at work. In each of these circumstances, I had a choice: fight or retreat. I’m kind of feisty, so I fought back in all cases, and in all cases, I got beat up. But you know what? I’m still here. Had I not fought, I might not be. When bullied at work, I felt totally oppressed and baffled. After all, I’m no pushove...

Jan 01, 20202 min
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