Glenn Eshelman could have been an artist at Disney in California, but instead he turned down the offer, and ended up building Sight & Sound Theatres in Lancaster County – a journey full of hardships. Yet, Glenn’s faith in God guided him to living a life beyond his wildest dreams. Glenn's artistic talent was nurtured from a young age on his family f…

Have you ever considered the transformative power within your everyday stories? Matthew Dicks – the mastermind behind the art of storytelling, uncovers the secrets of creating compelling stories from his bestselling book called Storyworthy. In this episode, Matthew shares what constitutes a story, how to begin and end a story, and much more. Matthe…

Amy Lacey is a serial entrepreneur, innovator, best-selling author, keynote speaker and business mentor. In 2016, after being diagnosed with Lupus, Amy launched Cali’flour Foods and introduced the first cauliflower pizza crust to the market when only a head of cauliflower could be found in grocery stores. The brand took the food industry by storm, …

JULIE CANTRELL is a multiple award-winning, New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author, editor, creative writing instructor, TEDx speaker, and ghostwriter. She went from someone who was told by her teacher "Whatever you do, do not waste your scholarship on writing you will never make it as a writer." Julie had to rediscover the gift within her…

In Jordan Jonas' interview he talks about the challenges that equipped him for surviving 77 days alone in the Canadian Arctic, ultimately winning the sixth season of the History Channel's reality TV show "Alone." Their conversation covers topics ranging from experiences on "Alone," living in Siberia with the Natives, and wilderness training to his …

Erin Carpenter gained national publicity after her and her husband renovated a run-down laundromat and transformed it into a thriving community hub in Charleston, SC. Which led them to being interviewed on Good Morning America, being featured on Yahoo In The Know, Newsweek, Upworthy and more. Erin never expected her quick recap video of the three m…

Graham Hetrick who is a Coroner of 34 years and Medical Legal Death Investigator. Featured on History Channel in the show called History's Greatest Mysteries on an episode of The Escape of John Wilkes Booth. He also has his own show that was originally on Investigation Discovery (ID), later bought out by Amazon called The Coroner - I Speak for the …

Graham Hetrick who is a Coroner of 34 years and Medical Legal Death Investigator. Featured on History Channel in the show called History's Greatest Mysteries on an episode of The Escape of John Wilkes Booth. He also has his own show that was originally on Investigation Discovery (ID), later bought out by Amazon called The Coroner - I Speak for the …

Courtney dared to take a leap of faith and start a home for young at risk girls in Ghana, Africa while being scared for her own life visiting the country for the first time. Courtney Bullard has lived in the Tulsa area for over 20 years. Courtney has been involved in ministry to teenage girls since 2001 and is the founder of I.D. Ministries. In 201…

“Books can be dangerous. The best ones should be labeled ‘This could change your life’.” - Helen Exley Do you enjoy reading books and trying to improve yourself in different areas of life, work or business? In this episode, I'm going to share with you my top three transformative books that I read in the year 2023. Additionally, I will recommend a b…

Courtney Clark is a wife, mother of three young children, a multi entrepreneur, a franchisor and a celebrator of the small wins in life. Together with her husband, they run a successful real estate investing company with 55 rental doors and now have flipped over 70 homes in Utah. She is the co-founder of Set The Stage, a home staging and home furni…

Are we scrolling away our lives? In this episode we talk with Heath Wilson who is the co-founder and CEO of Aro Technology, Inc., a tech company that is creating a new generation of intentional families. An entrepreneur, visionary, culture builder and idea generator, Heath co-founded eVestment prior to Aro, and sold the company to NASDAQ in 2018. H…

This a fascinating conversation with Jill Winger who is the founder of The Prairie Homestead, one of the foremost homesteading websites since 2010. She is dedicated to helping others learn how to grow their own food and live a more fulfilling, old-fashioned life. Her practical and authentic style of teaching and storytelling has won the hearts of h…

Ann Marie Jones is a voice for Foster Care and Adoption. Ann Marie Jones is a passionate advocate for foster care and adoption. Her mission is to help restore families and children, and she has devoted her time and energy to the Bridge-a-Life organization, which provides practical tools for the local and national community. Ann Marie is co-founder …

Jane and her husband felt called to spend their lives serving the Muslim people in the Middle East, it became their life mission as a family. A mission that came with a heart-wrenching cost. In this episode you will hear: What led Jane and her husband to dedicate their lives to a foreign country, and a cause beyond living for themselves. Jane's str…

Karen Fisher is a restaurateur who has spent decades in the restaurant industry. Along with her husband, Chris ,they decided to risk everything and become restaurateurs. She has opened several restaurants, plus a bakery to fulfill their establishment's needs and become a supplier for other coffee shops. Karen is passionate about creating memorable …

Silent Superheroes are simply people who do random act of kindness for others, without expecting anything in return and without the the intention of being recognized or discovered. This episode is a reminder for all of us to love on others without any expectations or recognition. Because everyone benefits from kind humans. Our world needs your smil…

If you are feeling burnt out this episode is for you! In this episode Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith goes over the seven types of rest we all need to live our best life. She shares how rest or lack of it impacts all areas of our lives, and also small steps we can take to fill the different buckets of rest. To find out the type of rest you may be lacking …

Kimberly Stuart is the author of eight published novels, not including one that is buried under a tree in her backyard. She is a heartfelt public speaker who will make you cry and laugh all at once. Kimberly is a podcast host of the For Real show with Kimberly Stuart where she invites listeners to eavesdrop on conversations with folks who live and …

Erin Cuccio who shares her journey of grief. How loosing her son became the reason for her unraveling and healing the broken pieces. Led her to writing a book called Unraveled- Finding the Lovely When Life Comes Undone We question whether grief can be a gift? Healthy ways to grieve? What not so say to those who are grieving? Erin Cuccio is a writer…

What can we learn from a woman who walked around the world? Polly Letofsky traveled across 4 continents, 22 countries, walking over 14,000 miles – by foot in five years. Raising awareness for breast cancer. What was once a faraway dream in a little girl's heart became a reality. But it was not an easy road. Polly struggled with various challenges, …

Jyoti Thottam is a Senior Opinion editor of New York Times. She was also a reporter, editor, and foreign correspondent. Born in India & Grew up in Texas, USA. Jyoti Graduated from Yale University and Columbia University. Jyoti became curious about her mom's story as a nurse in the hospital run by nuns, which led her to 20 years of extensive researc…

Don't miss this episode with Britnie Turner. Britnie shares her story as well as practical steps anyone can take to advance their life toward success by writing a eulogy and living with intention. Glamour magazine, "Inspiring Women of The Year From Around America" Fortune Magazine, "Leading Women in Business" Forbes 6th Fastest-Growing Women-Owned …

This is the last episode of 74-93 yr old Best Advice, Life Regrets & more series is a unique compilation of interviews that were done in a retirement community. The guests were given an opportunity to volunteer to be interviewed on THE ONES WHO DARED podcast, the goal was not to have any background information on them until they were in the chair f…

74-93 yr old Best Advice, Life Regrets & more series is a unique compilation of interviews that were done in a retirement community. The guests were given an opportunity to volunteer to be interviewed on THE ONES WHO DARED podcast, the goal was not to have any background information on them until they were in the chair face to face. The purpose was…

74-93 yr old Best Advice, Life Regrets & more series is a unique compilation of interviews that were done in a retirement community. The guests were given an opportunity to volunteer to be interviewed on THE ONES WHO DARED podcast, the goal was not to have any background information on them until they were in the chair face to face. The purpose was…

74-93 yr old Best Advice, Life Regrets & more series is a unique compilation of interviews that were done in a retirement community. The guests were given an opportunity to volunteer to be interviewed on THE ONES WHO DARED podcast, the goal was not to have any background information on them until they were in the chair face to face. The purpose was…

74-93 yr old Best Advice, Life Regrets & more series is a unique compilation of interviews that were done in a retirement community. The guests were given an opportunity to volunteer to be interviewed on THE ONES WHO DARED podcast, the goal was not to have any background information on them until they were in the chair face to face. The purpose was…

Abandoned as a toddler in Nazi Germany, American-born Eleanor Isaacson survived bombings, starvation, Russian occupation, and a stint as a child smuggler—all before reaching her teens. Escaping just as the Iron Curtain clashed shut, Eleanor soon discovered that “the land of the free” held as much pain and rejection as the life she’d escaped. Deafne…

This is a bonus episode to recap the best advice given by our guests from 2022. The guests who are on this episode are: Bob Goff from How to live a life of Courage Aleta Serrano from Persevering for the Benefit of Others Kristi McElwee from Battling Cancer & Infertility Anthony Izear from Outlier: From the Streets of St. Louis to a Self-Made Millio…

Fox and Rob Richardson, of the Academy Award nominated documentary called TIME, available on Amazon. This episode is a powerful story of love, redemption and beating all odds. You will hear how in desperate times, they made a choice to Rob a bank which led to incarceration, and a sentence for rob of 60 years in prison. Robs wife Fox, resolved that …

On today’s episode, we have a special guest, Lois Lowry, who is a prolific writer, having written over 50 books in her writing career; she is most recognized as the author of the giver, which won several awards and became a motion picture it also raised a lot of controversies, which you will hear on our talk about as well. Lowry has won two Newbery…

Candid Conversation with Katie Horst about how our culture tends to idolize people with platforms as if their lives are making a greater impact than the lives of others. We talk about comparison, influence and embracing the here and now moments. Katie Horst is a writer, speaker, chef and mother of four. Her writings fuse together humor and spiritua…

Allison Fallon is an award winning author, sought after public speaker, and nationally recognized writing coach. She has coached hundreds of thousands of writers - from NYT Bestselling authors to total beginners to help them finally get their books written and on shelves. Her most recent book The Power of Writing It Down walks anyone - even those w…

Elizabeth Melendez Fisher Good is the Founder and CEO of the Foundation United which has evolved into a catalytic platform to end sexual exploitation and trafficking through systemic change. Elizabeth is an Author, sought after speaker and has a Master’s Degree in Psychology, she has been a passionate pioneer in the anti-sex trafficking movement fo…

"As a story begins, the protagonist is living a life that's more or less in balance. Then...an event occurs that radically upsets [that ] balance..." -Robert McKee On this solo episode, I share what has been on my heart in the last couple yearsas well as what led me to writing a book. -Links- https://www.svetkapopov.com/ https://www.instagram.com/s…

Fi Lusby is an author of a book called And Then We Danced with her husband Mike Lusby. "The foundation of a marriage forms long before two people stand at the front of a church and say, "I do." The foundation of a marriage forms in a little boy's heart, when his alcoholic father tells him, "You'll never amount to anything." The foundation of a marr…

In his 32 years as a coroner, Graham Hetrick from the hit Discovery ID show (now on amazon prime ) "The Coroner: I Speak for the Dead" has witnessed dramatic changes in the way we die. This episode is part TWO of the conversation: listen to episode 6 for the first portion prior to this episode. Graham says, "If we look at how people die, then we ca…

In his 32 years as a coroner, Graham Hetrick from the hit Discovery ID show (now on amazon prime ) "The Coroner: I Speak for the Dead" has witnessed dramatic changes in the way we die. Graham says, "If we look at how people die, then we can better understand how we are living, or how we should be living." In this episode, you will learn: How did Gr…

"Thanks to the unrelenting efforts of Memorial, the Ostarbeiter are no longer forgotten victims. OST is a valuable and important history; it is, moreover, a testament to revealing and recording uncomfortable truths, at a time when the myth of Russia is once again being remade, and attacks on those who would deny that myth increase." - TLS Georgia T…

Anthony Izear's story may seem like a rags-to-riches plot. But there is so much more to it. For one, he is an incredible human, husband, father, and friend. If you met him, you would know his heart is kind, and he wants the best for those around him. Yet, none of this came easy. Teachers told his mom he would be dead by the time he was seventeen. A…

Kristi McElwee is a DJ for WJTL Radio, where she hosts the Praise & Worship Program, Praise & Worship Podcast, and Worship Song of the Day. Her favorite encouragement for listeners is to sing through the storms of life. Kristi and her husband, Sam, are both cancer survivors and infertility overcomers. In these trials and her experience with ADHD, K…

Aleta Serranos is a president of Midwest Foodbank of Pennsylvania. A philanthropist, a nurse, an artist, and someone who is daring to live for the benefit of others. She shares how she, alongside her husband, decided to open a food bank in the middle of covid. They took the bold step to move from NYC to Pennsylvania, not knowing anyone, and started…

Bob Goff is a New York Times Best Selling Author of Love Does, a speaker, a lawyer, podcast host, and a writing coach. Bob's greatest desires in life are to love others, help people pursue their big dreams, do stuff, and most importantly, to hold hands with his wife, Sweet Maria Goff, and spend quality time with their amazing kids and grandkids. He…

THE ONES WHO DARED PODCAST Elevating stories of courage. Launches on October 2nd, 2022 You can listen to some of the most interesting stories of courage, powerful life lessons, and aha moments. Featuring interviews with leaders, pioneers and people who have done hard things. I hope these stories help pave the path for you to live out your courageou…