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Join Kara Kavensky as she explores powerful stories of healing and transformation. Her guests all have unique backgrounds and are transforming the world in their own amazing ways. Impactful and honest, the stories shared via Finding Joy with Kara can provide a distinctive healing salve. We could all use more joy in our lives! Subscribe now for updates.
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Season 3 of Finding Joy with Kara is now Season 1 of Record Scratch. When something unexpected happens in our lives, just like in the movies, everyone and everything seems to freeze, and the soundtrack playing in the background stops abruptly with the sound of a needle across vinyl. A record scratch. This podcast focuses on the courage and resilien…
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Maureen Monte builds winning teams. She brings a Moneyball approach to the inside game so that individuals and teams can harness the talent within and reach their full potential. She has leveraged CliftonStrengths® as a competitive advantage accelerator since 2006. She focuses on highly motivated teams, including over 1,500 athletes and coaches at …
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A Tribute to James “Jimmy Mack” McDowell, WWII Veteran
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There are so many fascinating people in this world — and one of them, an angel named James “Jimmy Mack” McDowell walked into my life and showed me that I should look forward to getting older. Forever young at 90 when I met him, he remained evergreen until he passed away earlier this year, which was a few months after his 99th birthday. Jimmy was a …
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Eric Lipp, Executive Director, Open Doors Organization
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Eric Lipp is the CEO and founder of Open Doors Organization, a non-profit organization based in Chicago. It was founded in 2000 for the purpose of creating a society in which all persons with disabilities have the same consumer opportunities as everyone else. They aspire to teach businesses how to succeed in the disability market, while simultaneou…
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Paul Kapsalis is an author, coach, and dreamer. He and his family discovered soccer when he was 5 years old in St. Louis. Paul’s story is one of the GOAT sports stories. Never count out the underdog, especially one that is driven by love and passion for a sport. Growing up in the Midwest, Paul Kapsalis dreamed of playing soccer at powerhouse Indian…
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Janna Hymes, Conductor, Carmel Symphony Orchestra
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Versatility, passion, and innovation are the hallmarks of American conductor Janna Hymes — not to mention energetic! Renowned for her inspiring performances, musical depth, and energetic presence both on and off the podium, she has developed a reputation as an exciting, detailed communicator. She is also one of the first female conductors to lead a…
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Mike Green, Cultural Economist, Consultant, Speaker and the Chief Strategist for The National Institute for Inclusive Competitiveness
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Mike Green is a Cultural Economist, Consultant, Speaker, and the Chief Strategist at The National Institute for Inclusive Competitiveness. He is the Co-founder of Common Ground: Conversations on Race in America He is also an author of the recently released: A playbook for improving Diversity and Inclusion in Entrepreneurship Centers and of a couple…
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Kim Dodson, Executive Director of Arc of Indiana
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The Arc of Indiana is committed to all people with intellectual and developmental disabilities realizing their goals of living, learning, working, and fully participating in the community. Fate is what brought Kim Dodson to her current position, for it was literally an accident while she was a junior at Purdue University that steered her career cou…
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Tom Morris, Strength Coach, Indiana University and All-Around Rock Star
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A moment of adversity sparked opportunity for Tom Morris, who is in his 15th year with the Indiana University Strength and Conditioning Department, serving as the Senior Director of Athletic Performance. Tom is responsible for the development and implementation of sport-specific strength conditioning, flexibility, speed, and agility programs for th…
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STAND by Kathryn Bertine is a powerful memoir on activism. It’s also a how-to manual for progress. When Kathryn Bertine was six years old, she rode her bike to kindergarten in Bronxville, NY. One morning on the way to school, the chain fell off. She reattached the chain by herself and that day in class, her teacher asked the students what they want…
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Turning the Pain of Loss into Actionable Change with Phoenix Jackson
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Phoenix Jackson is an award-winning social entrepreneur, communications strategist, tech investor, author, and speaker. Phoenix is the Founder of Phoenix Affect, a 16-year-old global public relations and marketing firm. She has worked with many small business owners, non-profits, professional athletes, entertainers, authors, speakers, politicians, …
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Social Justice Filmmaker & Actress Dija Henry
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Dija Henry is an actress, drama coach (instructs kids in film camp), author, YouTuber, wife, mom, and an all-around amazing creative spirit. As a youth, she was a competitive gymnast who studied engineering at Purdue and found a way to incorporate her love of theater into her life. While battling postpartum depression, Dija found her creative outle…
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Graehme Hall, founder of The Hermaden Institute
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Graehme Hall, founder of The Hermaden Institute https://www.hermaden.com events & workshops: https://www.hermaden.com/calendar-of-events.html Sharing this interview feels intimate, as this is one of the most personal podcasts that I have recorded. Graehme Hall is the founder of The Hermaden (her - MADDEN) Institute. The mission of The Hermaden Inst…
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Author, Documentarian, Performer Betsy B. Murphy
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Betsy Murphy is a writer, performer, mother, grandmother, and a loving guide for women (and men) to retrieve the hidden parts of our stories. She is brilliant at creating safe space for individuals to discuss She speaks about the “things we don’t talk about” but does it in a way that makes you comfortable being in the conversation. Betsy has create…
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Living Life to the Fullest: Debbie Zipes and Cassie Stockamp
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Debbie Zipes and Cassie Stockamp had each, independently of one another and before they became friends, had made significant lifestyle pivots to minimize their worldly possessions and travel the world (to over 30+ countries) spreading love and positivity. In this podcast we discuss how they upended their lives to pursue their deepest passions, know…
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Former All-American and NFL star Marlin Jackson created the program he needed as a youth: the Fight for Life Foundation, which teaches social-emotional learning modules in schools. Marlin is a humanitarian, a social entrepreneur, a husband, and is the father he never had to his three young boys. Marlin has successfully turned his childhood pain int…
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Josh Driver has one of the biggest hearts and he is able to express his passion for helping others through his company, Selflessly. Inclusion and equality serve as his beacon for all individuals and organizations wishing to make the world a better place through their generosity. We explore the early challenges that led to Josh becoming the founder …
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Saidah Pearsall is a reluctant entrepreneur. As a child, she was a burn victim and her mother healed her wounds with homemade salves. When Saidah’s daughter, a competitive gymnast, needed something to help her intensively dried hands, Saidah created a miracle balm. Her daughter was in awe of the product and said " Mom, you should be selling this!" …
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A Conversation of Miracles and Possibilities with Iva Nasr
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Over a decade ago, I walked into a room that Iva lit up by her presence. Iva is the one whom Elizabeth Gilbert references in her memoir, Eat Pray Love when Liz is wanting to finalize her divorce. Iva suggests writing a petition to God (Universe). If you have not read this book, or it’s been a while, this scene is one of the more profound miracles i…
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The first time I met Charles, he said the most profound statement that I have ever heard, “I released the burden of being a black man through prescriptive yoga and meditation.” Our conversation addresses his sagacious claim and explores how anyone can achieve internal peace. Charles is a Vietnam veteran, a yogi, and so much more. His book, Pathless…
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Join Kara Kavensky as she explores powerful stories of healing and transformation. Her guests all have unique backgrounds and are transforming the world in their own amazing ways. Impactful and honest, the stories shared via Finding Joy with Kara can provide a distinctive healing salve. Subscribe now for updates. Connect with Kara karakavensky.com …
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