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Amanda is the Boss… or Like A Boss

But she’s her own boss and as such makes some awesome decisions, from her “Plastic Phobia” to eco friendly clothing lines and homemade breads, soap and pasta.

At a conference she attended she came across a book … The 28 Day Challenge to be Alcohol free. She took it, read it, did it and is now over 60 days and not going back. All for health reasons. She thinks better, and feels her life improved.

This “Like A Boss” lady boss believes “nothing happens until you make it happen” and she lives by those words. She runs a successful media company and this podcast with her is illuminating. The world would be a wonderful place with more Amanda’s ...and there most assuredly would be less plastic in the oceans.

1:00 - Plastic phobia… Decided 3 years ago to start making things she was previously purchasing, from bread to soap to pasta… all items wrapped in plastic.

4:00 - has decided to not buy anything, especially clothing, not eco friendly.

7:00 - started tasting plastic in anything she bought wrapped in plastic, which gave this “plastic phobia”.

14:00 - alcohol free challenge for 28 days, now past 60 days… has decided to remain alcohol free. Discussion of benefits of not drinking.

18:20 - nothing changes unless you make it happen…

Like A Voss Social Media Mgmt. offers social media mgmt and training for businesses. 

Website: https://www.likeavosssm.com/

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How do you turn an antagonist into a friend? Are we a society of people bashing people, doomed to destroy our society and country from within? This is what Gen. Mattis recently stated.    

Nick believes our society has reached this point, and an unwillingness to change. Given our politics today, it’s hard to argue. How do we change this?    The willingness to accept change, to accept that our beliefs may need to change and can change… is growth this world needs.    

Knowing you have this willingness to let go of old beliefs creates a confidence within.  

Having experienced this and grown into this way of thinking, I know it enhances confidence.   A very interesting story and outlook is provided here by someone who strives to create change for the good in others, and in businesses. If Nick’s way of thinking became evident in society this might be a much better, friendlier place to live.    Watch and see for yourself. 

Then tell me what you think. Agree? Disagree?

Pitch: works with father in a marketing and sales solution company they own. The goal is to help businesses grow in the world, grow for the good of the world around them. Create a value story for the business.    

Business: Empathy North Empathynorth.com, 

Twitter and LinkedIn 

Upcoming podcast - Heroes of Cannabis   

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Are you stuck? Get unstuck with creativity.

David views creativity as a capacity that goes unused by many. Why? People become complacent stuck in the same place for year after year.

Fear of something new, of stepping outside your comfort zone keeps one from reaching the capacity and therefore remains uncreative.

2:00 The myths of calling one “creative”. Creative is a capacity more than a skill or talent. Problem solving at work uses the same “muscles” as DaVinci used when creating.

4:00 Not all people with the capacity will use that capacity. Depends upon the individual. If you want a different or better result you need to stop repeating what you are doing.

10:45 Importance of creativity to David personally is discussed.Technology has been taking jobs for over 200 years, and replacing them with better jobs.

14:00 What’s up with the t-shirt: F=C(O+CH)

15:45 Resistance to the idea of creativity… fear of stepping outside the box and giving up “who we are”.

17.30 What you’ve done is who you are…

Pitch: Creativity Activator - davidchislett.com teaches the skills to become more adaptable in life

Newletter

Medium

Uses creativity to get you unstuck.

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Humility without bragging defines Dave well. Why? Unemployed and prior to his business (helping people with LinkedIn profiles and resumes) starting up, he was doing all this for free by providing content for free on LinkedIn.

Humility without bragging references his unwillingness to charge people for helping them. Why would he not charge? This goes to what most entrepreneurs go through, the fear of asking for money for work because they are unsure of themselves and their abilities.

If you require assistance with resumes or job hunting on LinkedIn look him up… Dave’s your man. He provides content daily for free to help people.

Hits the floor running daily… references his 94 yo mother who says “you can rest when you’re dead”... the motto he lives by… So... if you require exercise, try and keep up with him after you look him up. Good luck with that.

The entire story is here, as is his contact information. Oh yeah… his family is from Finland and for centuries have raised reindeer for Santa Claus. Not really. But catch his story here anyway.

Intro: 1:15 - back to Feb 2019 LinkedIn account looking for work. Learning experience doing all the wrong things.

• Being unemployed used LinkedIn looking for work (jobs) and by August launched his own business helping others with resume writing and LinkedIn job searches.
  

*(He loses me here … he was out of work at Feb 2019 and spent several months looking for work and volunteering; then Sept 2019 he “left his corporate job” to fully engage his business helping people with resumes and LinkedIn pages.)

9:00 - “Humility without bragging”. Took awhile for him to realize he was good at what he liked, helping people with their resumes and LinkedIn accts. Was giving away information for free and not originally charging.

12:20 - family moved to Minn. from Finland but has never visited.

14:00 - provides information daily for people for free to help people and to capture clients. Not a fan of resume software.

18:00 - 94 year old mother “you can sleep when you’re dead” her fav saying

Pitch: connect on LinkedIn easiest; check his profile out to learn more about how the profile page is meant to work…

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“Generosity, courage, kindness” are all just words to many. Judy has come to live by and build a business around these words.

An entrepreneur, speaker, author, coach and much more…

Listen to this interview with Judy and discover the essence of herself and her business ventures. This podcast will be particularly welcome and interesting to women.

But you’ll need to spend the next few minutes to discover why. This world needs more people who think like Judy, but you’ll need to discover that for yourself.

Intro: Generosity - requires only kindness, not $$.

3:30 - need to set boundaries with generosity, or some take advantage. Then it is not being generous. At some point one must charge for their time/knowledge.

9:00 - corporate world she was the only female in the workplace. Decided she would help one woman a day when she went out on her own.

12:00 - “courage” - an important aspect in her life... working in the corporate world takes courage; being the only woman takes courage; friends told her she was courageous for lasting as long as she did... need courage to speak up, to wait, to provide feedback, etc…

16:20 - “Kindness” - try and say something kind every day… she lives this and teaches her children to live like this. Story of the baker who made a cake for her husband… no-one ever called him to say something nice… just complaints.

Pitch: “Filling in a skirt” (?) - executive coaching, author, speaker, can be found on social media under her name.

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From Columbia, Alyea has lived in multiple places, first with her family, and now on her own. So much moving has corrupted her definition of home, causing a seemingly endless journey searching for “home”.

In this podcast the definition of “home” is raised as a reality… What is home?

Returning to Columbia, she didn’t fit. Nor in the US. She the question of “where do I fit?” has lead to a lifetime of travel, searching for “home”.

We call home where we live, and work and have family. She defines her home not based upon a place or geography, but as community. She embraces differences in people and places, and is no longer stressed by moving.

Pitch - game and play consultant. Summit in April for creatives of all types. How to be more creative and playful at work.

Sandovar.com

Playful Creative Seminar - April

1:30 - Raises the “concept of home”...

2:00 - Mother married an American which lead to a life of travel… Costa Rica, US (FL), Paris…

5:30  - realized differences in language, word meanings and usage, and how people think.

7:00 - 1st realization she didn’t “fit” which lead to more travel… at 18 went as exchange student to Paris. Returned to US, to TX., and moved to CA.

11:00 - search for a place where she “fits”.  Finding people “like her” gave a feeling of home at that time.

13:30 - Home is not a geographical location as much as a community

16:00 - realizes she has a love/desire to travel, but is not inclined to remain anywhere for long.

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Another copywriter on the show?

Take a seat. Buckle up. We are going on a ride.

In this episode we witness a first, one extraordinary copywriter interviewing another extraordinary copywriter.

Mr. Jolliffe believes that to be successful in the advertising world, as a writer of content, scripts, as a copywriter… one should have a life of experience to draw upon versus graduating from school with a degree in advertising.

Currently living in Paris, this former organ builder strives to continue to add “experiences” to his life. These experiences are his repository of ideas. He works at a church as a volunteer feeding the homeless, which has provided unique experiences.

So grab a chair and listen to a very unique, interesting writer of 26 years explain how and why he has found success. Visit his website and see for yourself after.

His advice about life resonates … let life take you where it wants.

2:00 - organ builder for 10 years then built a fireworks company. Introduced him to all kinds of people and cultures around the world.

• Believes people should obtain other experience in life before going into advertising after school.
  
• Family experience, personal experience, work experience, life experience… all material one can draw from in the advertising industry as a copywriter.
  

6:00 - believes in most all ways of making a living there is enough to go around for everyone, that we all should just be good humans… “no backbiting” needed.

9:00 - Feeds the homeless every week in Paris. Said he meets all kinds of characters that makes him realize there is no pattern to life. (Met a former nuclear physicist in the soup line.)

• So many things in life are out of your control. Need to let life take you where it wants to. Many people “over goal” themselves.
  
• Good to have goals but there is a need to let life educate you as well. Goals shouldn’t be so strict as to not allow change.
  

14:00 - information sought out in life is what we retain. By working at other things such as the church soup line you are subjected to experiences that are rich and are what will be retained.

16:50 - advice: don’t just work… live as well. Let life guide you. Had a premonition his life would be short when he was young. Thereafter had cancer but he won the battle.

Pitch - 26 years a freelance copywriter in Paris, France. He is successful because of all the various perspectives from his many life experiences he brings to the table / writing from these experiences.

TheJolliffe.com

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Where do you start trying to introduce a podcast with one of the most selfless, kind people we have met to date?

David is an author, has a TV show, a master course to help people and a podcast. In fact, everything he has done, does or is a part of is about being of service to fellow humans.

And did I mention he was a multi-millionaire who lost over $100,000,000 dollars.

Not to mention everything I mentioned above… his book, his course, his podcast… everything he has he has done so for others, and it is all offered free. Find David on LinkedIn and reach out to him. He WANTS you to. He has even gone a step further in his quest to be of service to people…

Here is his number for a “Text Community” he has created. Chances are you will get to speak and message with him, and may eventually meet him. He travels worldwide and does so to meet with all of us who are touched by this person.

This is a podcast you will never forget.

Intro: Has TV show entitled “Elevator Pitch”

1:00 - “How can I be of service” 1st comment upon meeting Lee

2:00 - Takes the sum of all he is and has “Quantum memories” and calls it faith. Utilizes questions to

2:45 - Quantum memory - your DNA - your code … calls it your “thermostat”

4:00 - gratitude provide perspective; empathy provides forgiveness; accountability provides control;

Inspiration means you are always connected to the other three and will provide a lifetime of results

7:20 - more afraid of what we can do than what we can’t do.

9:40 - discussion of his book “Gametime Decision Making” and the transition from selfish to unselfish

11:00 - money… does not buy happiness, but allows you to shop. Buy the right things it will bring happiness.

12:00 - was a multi millionaire and lost it all. 2 years before losing it all, he went through a shift in life, away from selfishness and lies and cheating…

14:50 - learn where your center is to improve your life…

Pitch: doesn’t sell anything; has a podcast “The Playbook”; is a business coach and does free assessments; and will give away his book if anyone reaches out Sends it for free also; also a free course to help people… just wants to be of service. 949-298-2905 - text community he has created, just use this number and reach out… just asks people share his content and “Be kind to your future self”.

Connect with David at:

www.dmeltzer.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidmeltzer2/  

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Adoption without the surprise

Kelly opens up about her life as an adopted child, the challenges she faced growing up. How these challenges then became adult challenges as she dealt with a failed marriage and the hardship of raising sons as a single mother.

Traversing the minefield of dealing with alcoholic parents, of raising 2 sons as a single mom, on top of overcoming her own hardships of being a pregnant 19yo and having to put her first child up for adoption, she has made her way in the world by creating a community built around her open discussions of what she has been through.

Are you adopted?

Do you have adopted children?

Are you a single mom?

Are you searching for community where you can commune with others like yourself?

Listen to the podcast as Kelly opens up about adoptions and life as a single mom. Then visit her on her show and contact her through the show for more.

2:30 - has always felt positive about being adopted; at 19 found out she was pregnant and was unmarried. Put her son up for adoption and now wants to adopt.

6:50 - remarried and had another son, now married.

9:00 - wants to adopt a teen to see the world through a teenager’s eyes again. Feels much more prepared to handle a child now than she did at 19.

14:30 - her background of being adopted and living with alcoholic parents are a large part of why she wants to adopt and help a teen now.

Pitch - 1993 had an internet radio show that grew an audience around the show. Migrated to podcasting 1994 “Work at Home Moms Radio”

• Launched paid membership program 2004
  
• Show now is “Love People & Make Money” (blog and podcast) and is about creating a community around her show.
  
• “Think about content you are producing as being directed in person.”
  

Learn more about Kelly and her work at https://www.lovepeoplemakemoney.com.  

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Suki is an extrovert born with a different name, and believes as she says was born to be “from birth a little different”.

Her love of adventure has taken her from her birthplace in the UK, to France, to living in Australia on a couple of occasions, now permanently (though she may travel back to France again soon).

This podcast with Suki really serves as an introduction to someone who has developed a one of a kind niche business, competition strategy. To discover more about this unique way she helps owners build their businesses, visit her website.

Otherwise, to enjoy your life as much as she does, decide to live outside your comfort zone and do things that are different…

… and of course avoid kangaroos when driving because we all know kangaroos do NOT read signs.

1:30 - classic middle child with the crazy name. “Set-up from birth to be a little bit different”. Sukina (her name) - phrase in Japanese meaning something “you really like”.

4:30 - in England she decided to study a 2nd language where to do so requires going to live in that country for a year, which she did… teaching English and spending time taking random trips around the country.

7:00 - lives now in Australia but is headed back to France. Had to work 3 months in rural Australia (ended up at a sheep farm) for 3 months to get her visa.

11:00 - describes Australian’s as quite friendly as opposed to UK (ex. In the elevator). Took time to get used to friendliness as opposed to thinking people wanted something from her.

16:20 - kangaroo dodging when driving is a real thing, don’t realize how big they are.

18:30 - live outside your comfort zone and do some things that are different; travel even if for a day or a week; do things that make life interesting.

Pitch - competition strategist to generate leads for business; designs competitions around specific businesses to grow the business.

Website: https://origamiglobe.com/

Socials: https://www.facebook.com/origamiglobe/

https://www.instagram.com/origamiglobe/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sukivankoeverden/

Is there a pathway to happiness? Luke Kendall believes so, and seems to have found it. So what is it?

Luke is a former IT guy but now makes his living happily as an author. But his pathway began with meeting his wife, whom was 22 years his senior and working on her PhD at the time. They married 6 months after meeting and remained married 30 years until she lost her fight to cancer.

Marriage was just the beginning of his pathway to happiness, and his taking up writing and becoming an author of self published books is and has been his journey to happiness since. Immerse yourself in his books which may be found on Amazon/ Kindle.

Luke believes happiness is found in helping others and making others happy, and this is his goal in writing. He measures success not in financial rewards, but in the number of people he serves through his writing.

Check out his website and then his books which are easily found on Amazon. You’ll have found your path to happiness as well possibly, and most assuredly will help Luke find his.

2:00 - unique story. Met his wife while working, and felt they were soulmates. She was 22 years older and working on her PhD. Married 6 months after meeting, remained for 30 years. Died from cancer/dementia.

7:20 - after wife’s death and speaking with career counselor, she suggested he wasn’t happy with IT and determined since he liked to write why not take a stab. Started writing because it was something he wanted, and entirely submerged into writing to blunt loss of his wife.

11:00 - is there a pathway to happiness? Yes… through helping others, through appreciation of things around you, doing things that make you happy.

12:50 - life as a writer… started self publishing on Amazon. Did well for a while until Amazon changed algorithm and required authors to pay for ads. Likes to write books v. articles but is living off his savings, not making a lot of $$ writing. Views writing as a success based upon what readers get out of it, not what he financially gets out of it.

Find out more and connect with Luke at https://www.linkedin.com/in/lukejkendall-author/  

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Why can’t we as a people accept others for who they are?

More importantly, why can’t families and parents accept their kids for who they are?

These are some of the questions and points raised by Larissa Russell, a long time activist in the LGBT+ community in Canada, discussing how hard life was prior to laws of protection v. life among the LGBT+ community today.

What are the results of decades of misunderstanding and mistreatment of LGBT+ youth in Canada (and elsewhere)? Soaring suicide rates, double the number of youth bullied in schools, and so much more.

Listen to Larissa discuss all this and more in today’s podcast, along with some things she is now involved in to assist today’s LGBT+ youth.

Intro - LGBT+ Crisis in Canada

1.30 - Come from a Canadian gay family; lived in fear because no laws to protect them. Mom was gay, brother was gay. Result was growing up with a number of issues… like suicide. Realized she too was gay, after marraige, divorce… moved out of house at 14.

4:20 - LGBT+ community has highest suicide rate of any group in Canada. Due to non-acceptance.

Compounded within the youth of Canada. Estimated 20-40% of homeless* youth are LGBT.

10:00 - lack of support for LGBT kids results in 80% dropout rate* from school; need is to accept kids for who they are. Need to accept for who they are in general.

12:00 - “It’s about loving your kids” for who they are.

Pitch:

- “Queer Voices” new non-profit startup… give voices to LGBT kids
- creativity coach- help people with anything creative ….

- New podcast startup - Creative Soul Healing (LGBT, Cancer survivers, Creative people, healers)…

- Feb. will see a creativity “summit” she has put together on creativity and healing.

Joel is a 9th grade teacher, Oxford grad., plays soccer, studies history and loves to read (especially CS Lewis and JR Tolken). Discovered Tolken while at Oxford (the movie “Lord of the Rings” released). Since he reads the book before seeing the movie, he read Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, then watched the movie. Now he reads both books once every year.

So here’s the question Joel asks (among others): How does an Oxford grad., someone who is a vociferous reader, a teacher, author, and coach… someone who is considered an intelligent human… screw up so often around women? And how is this relevant? I have no idea.

For the answers to this and other questions that arise, please dive into this podcast for an interesting discussion with Joel Hawbacker, teacher and lover of books and history.

1:30 - JR Tolken - favorite author after reading him while attending Oxford, in England. Saw the original movie but, read the books (The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings) first before going to the movie.

4:00 - Books are life changing for him. Wrote an article comparing CS Lewis and JR Tolken that was published. Incorporates lessons from his reading into the classroom.

7:16 - “All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.” JR Tolken

One of many lessons in these stories/books.

9:25 - the best hearted people can always screw up (story of Sam and Gollum). Much of his classroom teachings are from books he has read.

16:10 - here the discussion evolves into his inherent ability to antagonize women of all ages. (Ex. talking with ex-wife about movies they watched in bed while his girlfriend was present).

Pitch - author, speaker and coach - helps people who are divorced and remarried

Learn more about Joel and connect at https://reallifeleading.com/.  

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What was it like to live in post-Cold War Moscow? Nothing like you'd expect! Join Lee Rowley as he interviews Richard Holling, a brilliant man with a fascinating journey to share. (Spoiler - you can't drive through Red Square. Just don't try it.)  

Connect with Richard at https://www.linkedin.com/in/rhollingfintech/  

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Former NFL player Jedidiah Collins discusses the importance of a strong foundation and begins with The Point of No Return, explained in his written story “The Cocktail Party” and his “looking the monster dead in the eye as the monster smiled”. 

The story continues with “King for a Day” and again in “Mowing Your Grass”. But what do these things mean to you, to the entrepreneur, to a business owner, an athlete, a student?  His mission: “empower people to own their story.” His desire is to teach people cash management and to understand “money is a vehicle and he wants you in the driver’s seat”.   

1:50 - raised students 1st and Athletics 2nd. Was a football player at Washington State. Ran into a guy on campus who knew who he was and started his dream of playing in the NFL. Never drafted, but tried out and never stuck with any teams; his take away was the discipline he learned, being around the best; used the athletic curiosity to always get better.  

5:10 - taught that athletics was a ticket for an education by his parents.   

6:30 - great foundation was his family (wife and brothers) and identifying who he was… his desires and goal setting. Learned to stay focused on goals, not setbacks. Goals will always be of most importance. Takeaway was 1) be goal orientated and 2) remain focused on goals Goals will always be more important that momentary wins and momentary losses.   

9:00 - Point of No Return - His writing: “The Cocktail Party” - Morbid reality of a violent game … gruesome take on football. Saw his 4 month old daughter in the stands with his wife after someone was injured and realized the risk of injury was real, that he was not invincible. Caused him to question what he was doing playing football and wondering if there was another way to make a living.   

12:30 “That monster looked my dead in the eye and smiled.” That’s when he realized he could no longer play football.   

14:00 - “King for a Day” - family (brothers and father) would play basketball and have contests and the winner was “King for a Day”. Winner gets to tell the other two brothers a chore they needed to do. Built competitive spirit in him. Learned to lose without being defeated. Learned to maintain focus.  

16:16 - “Mowing your grass” Learn to focus on attitude and taking care of your own backyard. Learn to control his attitude throughout every day.   

Pitch: Mission is to empower people to own their own story. Made poor and uneducated decisions regarding money. “Turned to his brothers for answers to “what do I do with all this money?” Set out on a journey while in NFL to learn how to build and handle wealth management.   Wants to be a financial educator, teaching people to become empowered in cash management and freedom. Money is a vehicle and you need to sit in the drivers seat of your own financial future.    

Catch up with Jed at https://www.linkedin.com/in/jedidiah-collins/.  

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How does a self-proclaimed introvert and a Dave Mathews Band groupie, who has followed them around the country and to Mexico, parlay her experience into her business? The lessons are here, but for some may be different than for others.  

2:30 - 18yo chance to go to Dave Mathews Band (was a rap fan prior); environment and sense of community sold her on the band.   

5:00 - doesn’t understand why people could be negative about something that gives joy to others in reference to Dave Mathews shows and why some people do not like the band.  

8:00 - “Dave Days” are a community, an event. Goes to see him in Mexico every year. Lent a person unknown to her $100 for a flight there.  

11:00 - believes this and other bands popularity comes from a sense of humility, and creates a sense of community, makes the audience feel like they are there with the band, and are connected with the band. Band transcends the music.  

16:25 - no one show stands out, enjoys them, music/songs are not repeated, so every experience is different. Most memorable was Deer Creek, Indiana. Paid for campground that ended up being someone’s backyard. A hose was the shower. Found out from a news crew there was a tornado warning. Next day her husband to be ended up breaking his knee pushing their stuck car out of the mud.   

Pitch - VP at CX Edge - consulting company in material handling, in charge of marketing and customer experience. Focuses on People, Products, Profits and Feedback for the ultimate customer experience. Started her own company 2 months ago in marketing to develop the best customer experience for customers using her 4 pillars.. 

www.cx-edge.com Cxedge on twitter, IG and FB  

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Here’s an interesting take on life as discussed by 2 guys in black bow ties and vests. That alone is a rarity. Here is a discussion about Jon’s travels, love of music, and the most friction filled polyamorous relationship ever!   

The interesting life of a freelancing sales consultant, public speaker (been on Ted Talks), and filmmaker who’s also involved in an SI startup, a website for job seekers.  

Intro: Traveling… enjoys going to different countries, has lived in 4 countries.  From England currently  

6:00 - U.S. Visitors version of “hold my beer” - in the Everglades with a friend visiting the US they saw a gator. His friend wondered what would happen if he poked it with a stick. Jon told him, go ahead and I’ll video record it. 

9:00 - creative - moving from Iceland found old school stuff from 6 to 16yo. One picture from when he was 6yo was of him playing music, which he took up at 14. Knew then that he loved music. Enjoys the creativity of music. Often relaxes a few minutes by picking up his guitar or playing the piano a bit.  

15:00 - Most friction filled polyamorous relationship is … what? Think “playing in the band”. Never got to that playing in the band for a living point, due to a documentary on life on the road as a band member.   

Pitch - freelancing sales consultant, public speaker, film maker. Has a startup (AI job seeking website) with 3 others. LinkedIn profile is best way to get hold of him. Don’t worry about fitting in.Instead stand out.       

Advice (Never worry about “fitting in”... instead worry about “standing out”.    

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This is about perseverance of one young man, and grew to someone caring about his legacy. We all have one. What’s yours going to be?

How and why does a 36 year UPS employee, who started by unloading UPS trailers, leave after those 36 years and become an author, speaker and CEO of his own company? 

Tune in and you will discover the answers and maybe even questions for yourself to answer. 

Intro: 1976 started with a job unloading trailers at UPS. Lesson was never turn down an opportunity with them. UPS believed in him so he believed in himself and as time went on he gained confidence in himself.

4:05 - learn from mistakes but we all also need someone to help us.

5:40 - “legacy” is a word of importance in his life … leave things better than you found them...  create a legacy. How are people going to remember you at the end of your career? THAT is your legacy.  

9:00 - noted how he has seen/heard a distinct change in the tone of people as they age and think more and more about their own legacy. What one word describes you? What is going to be on your tombstone? 

13:00 - Don’t let the pigeon drive the bus (children’s book he read to his kids)… sometime we drive the bus; sometimes we’re just in the bus; sometimes we are the pigeon. 

16:00 - no substitute for hard work, but enthusiasm is needed for hard work to succeed. 

19:00 - need to feel like you fit, like you belong when at a job. If you don’t have that feeling it’s not going to work. 

Pitch: Book- “Tighten the Lugnuts” - fix what you can effectively. Book written in the 3rd person. $1 from every sale of the book goes to the Jimmy V fund on behalf of Coach Wooden, whom he met. As a leader (family, business, whatever) it’s not about you, it about everyone else. Be yourself, be humble. 

www.3sixtymanagementservices.com

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In this episode, we take a thoughtful look through Stef, at a person’s dealing with bullying as a child, and the long term effects on self confidence years later as an adult. 

This discussion takes us from the childhood thoughts of feeling rejected, or “defective” as she puts it, because she was a geek (she loved Star Trek and became a lifelong fanatic)... to realizing at the age of 50 in Orlando’s Disney World Star Trek exhibit that indeed, she was not defective, but she is a geek. 

Her family has also dealt with their daughter’s cancer (now recovered and in college). Happily a geek and in knowing she cares little for what others think of her, Stef now uses her life to help others. 

Join us on this brief somber but positive journey with someone who has learned to accept not only life, but herself.    

ntro: How I realized “I wasn’t defective, I was just a geek.”

Into Star Trek from the get go (age 15)

2:30 - At Disney World with son (2017) and realized she wasn’t defective, and she was still a geek… and these are my people.

Turning point at 50 when she realized her reality, who she was and is. 

7:05 - life as a kid took away her self-confidence, but now as an adult, after 50, she finally feels free because she likes who she is and doesn’t care what others think about her. She celebrates her “being a geek” and being herself.

13:00 - discussion about bullying today/online v. when she was young.

14:25 - daughter diagnosed with cancer several years ago… very hard to deal with that

Daughter now doing well and is in college. Changed their outlook on life, but caused a loss of friends. Friends seemed to be afraid to talk about it or to ask her about her daughter’s cancer, so they drifted apart.

Pitch: Make a Wish Trip - was a difference maker for her daughter. Stef has now put herself in that position to help others… “A Travel SuperHero” www.travelsuperhero.com

Stef will book and oversee all travel so check out her website and contact her for more information.

Interested in learning about yourself? Riana will help you. But wait… there is so much more you need to know about this very talented and intelligent lady.

Such as … how does a former self professed “disco queen” and former professional disco dancer, former talent agent who hob-nobbed with Freddy Mercury, a former radio personality from Philly’s top rock and roll station… 

HOW DID SHE GROW...  from all of that, to become an author several times over, one who specializes in working with kids from traumatic backgrounds, to now an author and global certified love and trauma coach working with adults with potential traumatic backgrounds? Listen to Riana here and find out more about her incredible journey. 

Intro - Lives in FL, from Philly and lived in Erie, PA

 - enjoys life and children; family is important… being a mom is her favorite job

Has written several books and enjoys writing.

4:00 - little known facts… she loves Disco and was in competitive disco dancing

5:10 - why did she become involved working with kids? Explains her work with kids from traumatic backgrounds.

Lead to working with adults with traumatic backgrounds

8:00 - why does all this mean so much to Riana? Discusses background with her partner in her 2nd marriage. 

Events in her life allowed her to come up with a childhood trauma checklist.

She has seen first hand childhood trauma and this allowed her to learn and grow and teach because of it.

15:00 - discusses childhood, bullying, relationships with mom

16:25 - remembered life with family in Fl as a child, didn’t like dark dreary winters, loves swimming… all makes the move to FL easy.

17:43 - into music and got to meet celebrities including Freddy Mercury. Became a modeling  talent agent at 24. 

Pitch: Now a global certified love and trauma coach who assists adults 

Rianamilne.com and several books available with some free written materials; also works with kids transitioning from HS to college and from college to work. 

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Jarrod Haning - how has he done 4 Ted Talks? How can he split an arrow Robin Hood-style? Find out all this and more on this episode of Lee After Dark - the non-business show for business owners! 

Intro - split an arrow Robin Hood style from 50’

1:50 - talks about taking archery up again, practiced until he could split an arrow. Realized that became expensive.

Was focused on that goal because just wanted to (enjoyed it), and practiced until he was very good. Interest v. talent  

7:35 - “everyone should do a Ted Talk at least once.” Has done 4 Ted Talks. All one needs to do is apply. 

Why do a Ted talk? “Everyone has something to say”. Format for Ted talks is very different for each area and location and subject.

13:25 - “two degrees from Kevin Bacon” … a friend was a standin for Kevin Bacon

15:00 - was a ft professional musician. Talked about how he scaled his business and added income streams to his music teaching business, cutting his time spent working/teaching in half while doubling his income.

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What was it like being a gay, Asian male in San Francisco at the height of the 90s rave scene? Nelson Toriano is here to tell us on another eye-opening, always unfiltered Lee After Dark!

2:00 - tech boom has changed SF culturally in many aspects; explains different sections of SF (Haight, Castro… etc) and the different cultures in each area…

5:00 - Twin Peaks Bar and story to racism in the gay community; breakdown of races in gay community and stereotypes.

12:10 - how to find warehouse parties, use of drugs and the intensity of life and confusion

17:00 - grandparents died… importance and effects of that upon his life

19:10 - stereotype of gay men is something that has bothered him a long time; gay men are mostly normal people…

22:20 - Pitch: Business - CEO of a personal training business and education in financing for personal trainers.

24:30 - mention of book he wrote and what it’s about - explains business concepts in terms for personal trainers

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Breindy Dreyfuss... ok, we've gotta skip the intro on this one. Just buckle up and check out the interview already! 

Intro: Oops… Lee forgets to send the link for the call and gets spanked. 

2:35 - “How I come up with my crazy posts.”

5:30 - Discussion moves to mental health and her depression. Very open about life’s issues, her issues. 

10:15 - LinkedIn helps her deal with her feelings and is a place for her to relate experiences.

13:50 - the effects of humor in her family and life in dealing with emotions

15:35 - Possibly the worst joke ever told. 

19:00 - LinkedIn tips …

22:30 - Pitch - Project funding specialist - connects people who have $$ with those who need $$ Large financial projects, land acquisition, etc…

Connect with Breindy at https://www.linkedin.com/in/brguestfundingllc/

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What's it like living in Israel after growing up in Brooklyn? What led Jason (Yisroel) Picker to help parents understand the unique pressures that kids today face? How can you have your prayer hand-delivered to the Wailing Wall? 

All this and more... on today's Lee After Dark! 

Intro: Brooklyn NY born; spent 1st year after HS in Israel

2:15 - Masters in Social work from Israel

3:40 - judge yourself, not others… who am I with “Joe”, not who is Joe?

5:00 - Parking spot story, woman making a fire engine wait for her to parallel park

6:30 - life in Israel v. NYC - don’t need cars, more walking, more time with family, less expectations and more freedom in Israel

9:00 - working with kids has allowed him to realize the disconnect between adults and kids today because of the differences in technology and society now.

15:12 - growth begins when you step outside your comfort zone, when you get that hug you need, then growth stops. 

16:45 - raising kids with ADHD, low impulse control… 

21:40 - college kid looking for beer money story at Ohio (State?)

23.57 - can’t let your peaks or valleys define you

Find out more about Jason at www.MyJerusalemPrayer.com! 

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WHY has Mark Struczewski been running for 793 days straight? Is he running from someone? Is someone running from him? Dive into this episode of Lee After Dark and find out!   

Oh, and Mark shares some other excellent insights on gratitude, comfort zones, and a bunch of other great stuff, too.

For more about Mark, hop over to: www.MisterProductivity.com... and take him up on his “7 Day Productivity Challenge” or a FREE coaching call!   

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Ever wanted to peer into the deeply secretive and highly dangerous world of homebrewing? Well, we're going there with Dave MacDonald, who shares his love of the craft, as well as some insights into the homebrewing subculture. We'll also find out how he finds balance and joy as an entrepreneur, parent, and human being.

Find out more about Dave at www.Crafted1K.com or https://www.instagram.com/crafteddave !

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On this episode of Lee After Dark, Gary Monti joins Lee Rowley for an insightful discussion on secular Buddhism, letting go of attachment to outcomes, and embracing past hurts to welcome each day with hope, clarity, and inner calm. If you're a stressed-out entrepreneur, don't miss this conversation!  

Find out more about Gary at https://www.ctrchg.co

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Tyler Christiansen joins Lee for a powerful Lee After Dark - step behind this entrepreneur's business, and you'll find a genuine human who appreciates the value of life and family. 

You can find out more about Tyler at www.tylerchristensen.com.

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Not a fan of traditional meditation? Neither is Anita Toth. But join us for this episode of Lee After Dark, and you'll find out what kind of meditation she IS a fan of (you might already be doing it). This firey entrepreneur also shares her affinity for chaos, powerful mindset insights, and a whole lot more! 

Find out more about Anita at AnitaToth.ca!

Lee After Dark gives entrepreneurs to talk about anything BUT their work for a while. Why? Because there's more to being a business leader... than just business.

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What happens when you immerse in day-to-day Parisian life instead of limiting yourself to the tourist "must-sees" For Jody Aberdeen, the experience was life-changing! We talk about the differences in attitudes between Paris and U.S. cities and how they impact happiness, productivity, and quality of life! 

You can connect with Jody at www.JodyAberdeen.com.

Lee After Dark is about giving entrepreneurs the chance to talk about anything BUT business for 20 minutes (they get to share their offers/businesses afterward). 

Why? Because there's more to being a business leader... than just business! 

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What was it like growing up in Columbia during the Cartel wars of the 1980s? Why is kitesurfing so relaxing? Is Auschwitz as gloomy as you'd expect? In this episode, I chat with Isabel Firecracker, who answers all these questions and more! Check out the episode, and go connect with Isabel at www.TheUprisingSpark.com! 

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