Best Achim Nowak Podcasts (2024)

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E128 | Gayle Zalduondo I Continue To Surprise Myself 27:56

38m ago27:56

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Gayle Zalduondo is a creative soul and seasoned serial entrepreneur. Among her many accomplishments is co-founding an acclaimed and innovative furniture company, Urbanus, with Andrew Kelly. For 20 years, Gayle served as CEO and lead designer for Urbanus, creating furniture for national retailers such as Crate & Barrel, Room & Board, Ethan Allen, Po…

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E127 | Ann Odell | Cultivating Meaning As We Grow 37:10

2d ago37:10

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Ann Odell is a former architect turned celebrated brand strategist, futurist, and culture forecaster. She has led breakthrough creative strategies for endless Fortune 500 enterprises, working for Lippincott, CBX Worldwide, Gensler, Donovan/Green, and Estee Lauder. Ann now operates as the head of her own firm, animated by the firm belief that for-pr…

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E126 | Johannes Leerink | When We Have Nothing Left To Prove 32:25

18d ago32:25

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Johannes Leerink is a seasoned business executive from the Netherlands. After a fast-track career as a rising star at Procter and Gamble and Sara Lee, Johannes dropped out of corporate life. Influenced by the teachings of Landmark and Werner Erhard, Johannes founded and served as practice leader of Vantage Group Europe, a boutique organizational co…

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E125 | Larry Duplechan | Movies That Made Me Gay 43:14

1M ago43:14

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Larry Duplechan is the acclaimed and iconic author of 5 queer novels. They include Blackbird (considered by many the first modern Black “coming-out” novel) and the Lambda Literary Award-winning Got ’til it’s Gone. Blackbird was adapted for film in 2014, starring Mo”Nique and Isiah Washington. In 2023, Britain’s Team Angelica published Larry’s delic…

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E124 | Malissa Smith | How Boxing Helped Me Find My Voice 37:17

2M ago37:17

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Malissa Smith is the author of A History of Womens’ Boxing, published in 2014. It is the first comprehensive history of the sport; Ring Magazine dubbed it “the Bible of Women’s Boxing.” Malissa is a co-host of the popular WAAR Room podcast, a founding board member of the international Women’s Boxing Hall of Fame, and contributed a powerful essay, “…

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E123 | Paula Ayotte | How A Marine Scientist Became A Pole Dancer 41:38

2M ago41:38

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Paula Ayotte is a professional dancer, poler, actress, and model. After a career as a dancer in LA in her 20s, Paula left for Hawaii, studied microbiology, combined it with her passion for scuba diving and forged a new career in maritime research, often living on boats for months on end. When Paula explored pole dancing as a hobby in her 50s, it tu…

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E122 | Anita Barbero | When Mindfulness Became My Passion 34:40

2M ago34:40

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Anita Barbero is a Wellness Coach, Speaker and Corporate Wellness Consultant who integrates over 25 years of experience as a health fitness practitioner, yoga & meditation teacher, and workshop & retreat leader in her practice. At ESPN, where high performance is key both in front and behind the camera, Anita served as an in-house Wellness Lead. She…

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E121 | Grace E. Niwa | When Being Comfortable Becomes Too Uncomfortable 35:54

3M ago35:54

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Grace E. Niwa is a former piano prodigy who received a Master's Degree in Piano Performance from Juilliard, made her Carnegie Hall debut - and then decided to not pursue a professional career in music. Grace's subsequent professional life of multiple pivots includes being the Principal of her own PR firm and serving as Principal in a Global Executi…

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E120 | Rich Habets | When We Get The Ego Out Of The Way 35:23

3M ago35:23

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Rich Habets is a former management consultant from Maastricht/Netherlands who has roamed the world. He is a trusted advisor to CEOs, C-Suite leaders, and entrepreneurs who long to play a bigger game. Rich is opinionated, outspoken, and fearlessly questions the status quo - for others, and for himself. He has already lived several acts in his life, …

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E119 | Geoffrey M. Roche | All The Ways In Which Culture Matters 31:14

4M ago31:14

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Geoffrey Roche is an executive in the healthcare industry who currently serves as the first Director of Workforce Development for Siemens in North America. Geoffrey is the son of a German-born nurse and a dedicated father to three sons. He is a powerful strategist in Healthcare who believes in creating change by fostering meaningful relationships. …

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E118 | Jay Samit | When A Celebrated Disruptor Makes Pop Art 29:31

4M ago29:31

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Jay Samit is widely recognized as one of the world’s leading experts on disruption and innovation. Jay raises hundreds of millions of dollars for startups, sells companies to Fortune 500 firms and transforms entire industries. He is a former NASDAQ company CEO and Independent Vice Chairman of Deloitte. Jay helped grow pre-IPO companies such as Link…

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E117 | Mohit Mukherjee | How I Find Peace In A Troubled World 37:07

5M ago37:07

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Mohit Mukherjee is the Founding Director of the UPEACE Centre for Executive Education, which he launched in 2006. UPeace is a UN-established university based in Costa Rica; it is the only UN-affiliated institution devoted exclusively for peace education. Mohit, who holds a M.Ed. in International Education from Harvard, is a passionate educator in t…

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E116 | Robyn Stratton-Berkessel | How I Am Unshackling Myself 35:12

5M ago35:12

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Robyn Stratton-Berkessel is a luminary in an organizational change approach called Appreciative Inquiry. She wrote one of the definitive books about Appreciative Inquiry, Appreciative Inquiry for Collaborative Solutions (Wiley and Sons). Robyn serves as adjunct faculty for the esteemed David Cooperrider Center for Appreciative Inquiry, housed at Ch…

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E115 | Heather “The Heat” Hardy | Everything That I Am Willing To Fight For 25:35

8M ago25:35

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Heather "The Heat" Hardy held the WBO world featherweight title from 2018 - 2019. Heather works as a trainer and continues a career in professional boxing and mixed martial arts into her early 40s. Brooklyn-born and Brooklyn-based, Heather holds a BA degree in Forensic Psychology from John Jay College in Manhattan. While in high school, Heather had…

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E114 | Janice Masters | When Life Is On Our Side 30:15

8M ago30:15

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Janice Masters is a former psychotherapist of 22 years turned healer/guide. For the last 30 years, Janice has served women as what she calls a Spiral Path coach, mentor, and shaman to help them embrace their greatness and manifest miracles. At 78, after a year of facing pernicious health challenges and having a double heart-valve-replacement surger…

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113 | Ellee Koss, Ph.D. | Why I Keep Dismantling The Box 36:04

9M ago36:04

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Ellee Koss holds a Ph.D. in Economics and has served for over three decades as an educator and management consultant. She is a true renaissance woman - an author, artist, activist, and coach. In every aspect of her life, Ellee pushes the limits to draw out life's essence and fullness, and to surface the extraordinary. She and her husband, Oscar Gon…

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112 | Laurie Pickle Evans & Ian McCluskey | When Kids in Africa Become Your Mission 39:55

9M ago39:55

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Laurie Pickle Evans is a former partner in a Miami law firm. Ian McCluskey is a veteran journalist and thought-leader champion who served as a South American correspondent for Time Magazine and the Sao Paulo Bureau Chief for Bloomberg news. Their current life looks little like their past acts. Laurie founded Afrikids, a Miami-based nonprofit that i…

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111 | Larry Marshall | When The Entire World Is Your Stage 37:02

10M ago37:02

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Doo wop, Broadway, The Met. Larry Marshall is a veteran musical performer whose exemplary Broadway career began in 1968 with the musical Hair. 15 Broadway productions later, Larry appeared on Broadway and in the National tour of the recent musical Waitress. Larry's many other Broadway credits include Two Gentlemen of Verona,The Full Monty, The Colo…

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110 | Catherine Seo, PhD. | How I learned To Make Tsunamis 38:40

10M ago38:40

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Catherine Seo, PhD is the Co-Director of the Lipedema Project and Founder and Director of Lipedema Simplified, LLC. She is also the producer and director of the documentary The Disease They Call FAT. When confronted with almost certain immobility and complications from misdiagnosed lipedema, Dr. Seo traveled the world interviewing patients, doctors…

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109 | Coach Pamela Mitchell | What The Queen of Reinvention Knows 38:01

10M ago38:01

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Called ‘The Queen of Reinvention” by Fortune magazine, former entertainment exec-turned-coach Pamela Mitchell (aka ‘Coach Pamela’) is the nation’s premier expert in reinvention and founder and CEO of The Reinvention Institute. She is the author of The 10 Laws of Career Reinvention: Essential Survival Skills for Any Economy (Penguin), a Harvard Busi…

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108 | Jane Moore | How I Broker Luxury Vacation Dreams 33:32

11M ago33:32

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Jane Moore is the founder and owner of Papagayo Luxury where she curates custom luxury vacations and villa rentals on Costa Rica's exclusive Papagayo Peninsula. Jane has, in some ways. lived many people's dreams - and created many people's dream business. After a 12-year publishing career in Los Angeles with National Geographic Magazine, Jane and h…

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107 | Eve Simon | The Rewards Of Leaving Our Bubble 40:00

11M ago40:00

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Eve Simon is an Expert in Leadership Transformation, Igniter for Innovation and Inclusion, Executive Coach, Author, TEDx Speaker, and Serial Entrepreneur. German by nature, Californian by heart - that defines an unusual approach in everything Eve does. Eve works as a creative and systemic business builder with corporations, executives, and start-up…

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E106 | Evan Snow | How Becoming An Arts Advocate Changed My Life 49:44

12M ago49:44

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Evan Snow is an arts advocate, community builder, and creative entrepreneur who launched the Choose954 social movement to Cultivate Culture & Community in his native Broward County. Evan's initiatives have included the Fort Lauderdale Art & Design Week, AAF CreativeZen Inspirational Talks, & Zero Empty Spaces, a now national movement that converts …

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105 | Leah Komaiko | How A Celebrated Story Coach Charts Her Next Act 36:46

1y ago36:46

36:46

Leah Komaiko's exceptional life includes doing stand-up and writing a memoir as well as 20 popular and bestselling books for kids, including the modern classic, Annie Bananie. Her books have been published by Random House, HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, and St. Martin's Press. These days, Leah helps both individuals and organizations to find thei…

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104 | Stefanie von Fallois | What Working With Dolphins Has Taught Me 44:48

1y ago44:48

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Stefanie von Fallois is a German-born life coach, psychologist and former nurse who now resides in Miami. She was for many years the head therapist at Dolphin Human Therapy (DHT), a world-renowned animal assisted therapy facility in Key Largo, Florida. Stefanie currently serves as a guest therapist at Curacao Dolphin Therapy Center in Curacao where…

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103 | Doe Hentschel, Ph.D. | What I Have Learned In My Third Age! 46:18

1y ago46:18

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Doe Hentschel, Ph.D. is a former professional child actress who has had a sweeping career in Adult and Continuing Education, with tenures as the Dean of Adult and Continuing Education at SUNY Brockport and Dean of Extended and Continuing Education at the University of Connecticut. For the last 20 years, Doe has been the Director of the Third Age In…

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102 | THE DIFFERENCE Contributors | What Made THE DIFFERENCE! 45:36

1y ago45:36

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My new book, THE DIFFERENCE: Essays on Loss, Courage and Personal Transformation, co-edited with Rosemary Ravinal, is released today via Balboa Press, a Division of Hay House. To salute this exquisite collection of essays, I have a chat with 3 of the exceptional contributors - Dr. Lynne Maureen Hurdle, Carl Ficks Jr., Malissa Smith - and my brillia…

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101 | Jameson Currier | When a Celebrated Gay Writer Starts to Paint 37:36

1y ago37:36

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Jameson Currier is a celebrated gay writer, literary critic and publisher. He is the author of seven novels, five collections of short fiction, and a memoir. His writing is also included in many literary collections. Jameson's novel, The Third Buddha, about the aftermath of 9/11 in Manhattan and Afghanistan, was translated into French in 2021 and j…

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100 | Betsy Cohen | About The Joys Of Edible Cookie Dough 37:33

1y ago37:33

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Betsy Cohen is a mother of 4 who lives in Palm Beach Gardens and loves cookie dough. In 2012, Betsy was given the opportunity to work part-time in the office of a bakery owned by one of the most talented pastry chefs in the country. A few years later, Betsy launched Happylicious by Betsy, a gorgeously curated and very happy brand of edible cookie d…

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E99 | Andrew Quarrie | Why I Am Passionate About Rethinking Urban Life 35:00

1y ago35:00

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Andrew Quarrie is a Jamaican-born serial entrepreneur who champions equitable neighborhoods. He is the CEO/Founder of URBLANDIA - a needs analysis platform for real estate development. Andrew hosts his widely distributed podcast - also titled “URBLANDIA" - where he focuses on social impact entrepreneurship within urban development. In 2016 Andrew a…

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E98 | Mike Trupiano | When I Stopped Being a Secret Son 42:32

1+ y ago42:32

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Mike Trupiano is a comic actor from the United States who resides and works in Berlin/Germany. He is a voice-over artist, celebrated storyteller, writer, storytelling teacher and coach. Mike's first commercial job after leaving New York for Berlin found him locked in an elevator with world boxing champion Vladimir Klitschko. Adopted when he was 3 m…

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E97 | Leon Segal | In Praise Of Expanded States Of Consciousness 38:45

1+ y ago38:45

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Leon Segal, Ph.D. is an innovation psychologist. As a founder of Innovationship, Leon helps organizations, teams, and individuals to imagine and design their futures. His vast expertise in the innovation field includes helming an IDEO office and teaching at leading institutions around the world. Innovationship’s slogan is "Strategic Innovation made…

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E96 | Raj Raghunathan | If You Are So Smart, Why Aren't You Happy? 37:35

1+ y ago37:35

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Raj Raghunathan is a Professor of Business at The University of Texas at Austin. Raj explores the impact that our judgments and decisions have on our happiness and fulfillment. Raj's work has appeared in numerous top journals and mass media outlets. He writes about his views on happiness, creativity, and leadership on his popular Psychology Today b…

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E94 | Nina Simons | How I Listen For Sacred FeminineLeadership 34:43

1+ y ago34:43

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Nina Simons is the co-founder and Chief Relationship Officer at Bioneers, a nonprofit that champions visionary and practical solutions for many of our most pressing social and ecological challenges. Nina is passionate about reinventing leadership, restoring the feminine, and co-creating a healthy, peaceful, and equitable world for all. Throughout h…

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E93 | Dr. Edith Shiro | The Unexpected Gift of Trauma 42:06

1+ y ago42:06

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Dr. Edith Shiro is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Miami. Edith specializes in trauma and posttraumatic growth. She is the co-founder of The Trauma and Resilience Center, a board member of the World Happiness Foundation, and an active member of Cadena International, providing humanitarian aid and disaster prevention worldwide. Edith …

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E92 | Sam Yau & Sophie Rouméas | Two Souls In Love 38:49

1+ y ago38:49

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Sam Yau is a retired business executive who splits his time between managing his investments and writing poetry. Sam has reinvented his life several times - from being a 6-month-old baby on a refugee boat from China to becoming the CEO of a billion-dollar corporation and eventually the Chairman of the iconic Esalen Institute in California’s Big Sur…

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ENCORE Inspiration E57 | Peggy Horan | How I'm Reinventing Myself In My 80s 38:11

1+ y ago38:11

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For many, the Covid pandemic prompted a rethinking of how we serve the world. Peggy Horan's rethinking feels more radical than most. After decades of working with movement and touch, at the iconic Esalen Institute, Peggy entered her 80s eager to explore serving clients in an entirely new way. My inspiring conversation with Peggy initially released …

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ENCORE Inspiration E3 | Simon T. Bailey | How Do You PIVOT When Life Disrupts Everything? 40:58

1+ y ago40:58

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"I love hugging people with my words," says Simon T. Bailey. That he does - and so much more. Simon T. Bailey is an exceptional writer, business thinker, and one of the most successful motivational speakers in the world. Simon is a force of nature on stage - a channel of boundless energy coupled with deep and practical wisdom. Simon OWNS the stage …

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Encore Inspiration E62 | Lama Karma Chötso | How I Became A Tibetan Buddhist Nun 38:19

1+ y ago38:19

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I originally released my conversation with Lama Karma Chotso in June of 2022. I happily share it again to entice us all to reconnect with timeless spiritual wisdom as we launch into a new year. Since Lama Karma Chotso and I spoke last year, she has decided to let go of her beautiful Buddhist Center in the El Portal section of Miami where she has li…

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Encore Inspiration E31 | Benja Kay Thomas | When We FULLY Chase Our Dreams 33:46

1+ y ago33:46

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I originally released my conversation with Benja Kay Thomas in the summer of 2021, at a time when theatre had ground to a halt. Well, theatre came back with a vengeance, and so did Benja. Benja Kay Thomas is an AUDELCO and OBIE-award winning film, television and stage actress. She fully committed to having a professional acting career later in life…

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E87 | James R. Hagerty | What An Obituary Writer Knows About Life 28:52

1+ y ago28:52

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As a staff reporter for The Wall Street Journal, James R. Hagerty, known as Bob, writes obituaries, mostly about prominent people in business or economics, Bob has been a reporter and editor for more than 40 years at The Wall Street Journal and the International Herald Tribune, in the U.S,, Europe and Asia. In his just-published book, Yours Truly, …

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E86 | Suzanne Jewell | When I Began To Lean Into My Heart 44:19

1+ y ago44:19

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Suzanne Jewell is a global expert on strategic marketing whose life has increasingly fused her zest for business development with her passion for mindfulness. Her high-flying global career includes a stint as SVP with Cisneros where she helped launch DirectTV in Latin America and multiple years of supporting the efforts of the Bill and Melinda Gate…

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E85 | Franchesca D'Amore | How I Became Franchesca D'Amore 39:06

1+ y ago39:06

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Franchesca D’Amore is a certified professional life coach, medium, reiki master, card reader and a self-described “goddess extraordinaire.” Franchesca has been a serial entrepreneur in the health and wellness industry where, among many accomplishments, she had her own South Florida salon, The Hair Shop, and was Founding President of the non-for-pro…

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E84 | Flora Proverbio | Why I Am Passionate About The Silver Economy 41:15

1+ y ago41:15

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Flora Proverbo is an anti-aging activist from Argentina who works to change the current storytelling about post-50 life. Her career in strategic planning and innovation began in Miami and led her to work in NYC, Los Angeles, Shanghai, Madrid, Moscow and Latin America, with major global brands like Nissan, Nestle and eventually serving as Head of St…

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E83 | Karen Correa, Ph.D. | What I Have Learned About Finding Self-Love 40:08

1+ y ago40:08

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Karen Correa, Ph.D., has been a professional in the life sciences field for the last 30 years and currently serves as VP and Head of Global Clinical Operations for Takeda. Karen has another foot in the world of beauty pageants. She is a former Miss New Jersey and just this year competed again, and won, the title of Mrs. New Jersey. She continues to…

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E82 | Stephan K. Thieringer | What Changed When Strangers Saved My Life 39:13

1+ y ago39:13

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Stephan Thieringer is a German-born serial entrepreneur, business thinker, executive coach, investor, TEDx speaker, and the Founder and CEO of the Boston-based Human Innovation Garage. Stephan’s extensive professional expertise includes serving as Senior Lecturer in Management and Entrepreneurship at Suffolk University and, for a little while, as D…

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E81 | Vitaly Geyman | My GREAT RESIGNATION On A Croatian Island 44:26

1+ y ago44:26

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Vitaly Geyman is an explorer who celebrates creativity. Born in the Ukraine, Vitaly has spent large portions of his life in Australia, The United States and currently resides on a small island in Croatia. His career involves substantial work with Amazon, Siemens, and Telecom Australia, serving as a Marketing and Management professor at RMIT Univers…

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E80 | Alan Hughes | How I Became A Rock'n Roll Chef 50:38

1+ y ago50:38

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Alan Hughes is an Argentinian-born chef, restaurateur, rock’n roller and inveterate world traveler. He began his career in some of New York’s finest restaurants – The River Café, Sarabeth’s, Union Square Café – and did a stint as private chef in Gracie Mansion, New York City’s mayoral residence, under mayors Ed Koch and David Dinkins. In Miami, Ala…

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E79 | Dr. Rachel Carlton Abrams | When A Highly Accomplished Human Takes A Sabbatical 47:34

2y ago47:34

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Dr. Rachel Carlton Abrams is a family-practice physician who is also board-certified in holistic medicine. She is the founder and medical director of Santa Cruz Integrative Medicine and Chi Center, where she specializes in holistic approaches to health and sexuality. Rachel has authored and co-authored 5 marvelous books including “The Multi-Orgasmi…

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E78 | Lori Pratico | How I Became A Rebel With A Cause 51:55

2y ago51:55

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When she was 18, Lori Pratico began her artistic career as a billboard artist in her hometown Philadelphia. Lori is self-taught. These days, her artwork is recognized around the country, represented by galleries and shown at Miami’s Art Basel. Her artwork has been published in Marie Claire, Juxtapoz and Professional Artist Magazines. A serial entre…

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