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The Lightning Round with Matt Gersper

The Lightning Round with Matt Gersper

By Happy Living

The Lightning Round is a spinoff of Something Significant with Matt Gersper. Here he asks ordinary people doing extraordinary things in the world their responses to well known quotes.
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#54 - Jo Ann Herold

The Lightning Round with Matt GersperDec 07, 2022

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#54 - Jo Ann Herold

#54 - Jo Ann Herold

Today's guest is Jo Ann Herold. She s the author of Living On A Smile: 16 Ways to Live a Big Life and Lead with Love  and has years of experience in corporate marketing and she is now the CEO of Herold Growth Consulting. In this episode she responds to quotes from Billy Joel, Voltaire, Dr. Wayne Dyer, the Bible and of course Goethe. 

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Dec 07, 202202:14
#53 - Crissy Butts
Dec 07, 202204:21
#52 - Dr. Jackie Kilraine

#52 - Dr. Jackie Kilraine

Today's guest is Dr. Jackie Kilraine. She is the CEO of Expressing Optima, where she’s dedicated to helping her clients tap into and express their optimal health and wellbeing. You can find all of Dr. Jackie’s inspiring work at Expressing Health. In this episode she responds to quotes from Aries Spears, Heraclitus, Helen Keller, and of course Goethe. 

Happy Living is on a Mission to Improve the Happy of the World, One Person at a time at, please visit our website Happyliving.com for more Happy content and find out how Happy you are with our Happy Quiz.

Dec 07, 202203:35
#51 - Vince Warnock

#51 - Vince Warnock

Today's guest is Vince Warnock. He is an award-winning Marketing and Visibility coach, author and host of the Chasing the Insights podcast. Using his insights he responds to quotes from Einstein, DaVinci, Richard Branson, Helen Keller, and of course Helen Keller. 

Happy Living is on a Mission to Improve the Happy of the World, One Person at a time at, please visit our website Happyliving.com for more Happy content and find out how Happy you are with our Happy Quiz.


Nov 30, 202204:12
#50 - Dr. Jenifer Price

#50 - Dr. Jenifer Price

Today's guest is Dr. Jennifer Price. For over 20 years, UVISEME, LLC Founder Jenifer L. Price, PhD, LMSW has offered college and career advice to high school, early career adults, and their families as they journey through the college admissions and career selection process. Here she shares her thoughts on quotes from Thoreau, Dr. Wayne Dyer, Friedrich Nietzche, and of course Goethe.

Happy Living is on a Mission to Improve the Happy of the World, One Person at a time at, please visit our website Happyliving.com for more Happy content and find out how Happy you are with our Happy Quiz.

Nov 30, 202209:37
#49 - Reed Davis
Nov 30, 202204:33
#48 - Glenn Ratcliffe

#48 - Glenn Ratcliffe

Today's guest is Glenn Ratcliffe a former professional soccer player, is a Scottish actor with over thirty years of experience. He has performed in Film, Television, Theater, Commercials and Voiceovers for shows like Breaking Bad amongst others. Using his one of a kind background he responds to quotes from Adyashanti, CS Lewis, the Bible and of course Goethe. More From Glenn watch his latest venture: Tested the Movie (https://testedthemovie.com/).

Happy Living is on a Mission to Improve the Happy of the World, One Person at a time at, please visit our website Happyliving.com for more Happy content and find out how Happy you are with our Happy Quiz.

Nov 15, 202201:43
#47 - Steven Farrugia

#47 - Steven Farrugia

Today's guest Steven Farrugia. He is the Founder, CEO, and Chair of ShareTree, a registered secular charity and social purpose network that cultivates character, culture and community, to empower people to improve well-being, purpose, resilience and performance. He uses his interesting background to respond to quotes from Lao Tzu, Dr. Wayne Dyer, himself, and of course Goethe. You can find Steven and his company ShareTree (https://sharetree.org/). 

Happy Living is on a Mission to Improve the Happy of the World, One Person at a time at, please visit our website Happyliving.com for more Happy content and find out how Happy you are with our Happy Quiz.

Nov 15, 202203:60
#46 - Joe Jacobi

#46 - Joe Jacobi

Today's guest is Joe Jacobi. He is an Olympic gold medalist and performance coach. He uses his background to respond to quotes from Helen Keller and Heraclitus. Find all things Joe at www.joejacobi.com 

Happy Living is on a Mission to Improve the Happy of the World, One Person at a time at, please visit our website Happyliving.com for more Happy content and find out how Happy you are with our Happy Quiz.

Nov 15, 202206:04
#45 - Becca Stevens

#45 - Becca Stevens

Today's guest is Becca Stevens, she is an author, speaker, priest, social entrepreneur, and the founder and president of Thistle Farms (https://thistlefarms.org/), whose mission is Helping women survivors overcome and heal from systems of prostitution and exploitation. Listen as she responds to quotes from H. Jackson Brown, Brene Brown, Becca Stevens, Rumi, the Bible and of Course Goethe. 

Happy Living is on a Mission to Improve the Happy of the World, One Person at a time at, please visit our website Happyliving.com for more Happy content and find out how Happy you are with our Happy Quiz.

Nov 09, 202203:42
#44 - Ray Archuleta

#44 - Ray Archuleta

Today's guest is Ray Archuleta. He is on a great, big, bold, important mission to save our planet by healing the soil and from the documentary Kiss The Ground. Listen as he responds to quotes from: Aries Spears, Thoreau, and Goethe. Find all the great work Ray is doing: No till on the plains (http://www.notill.org/) | Soil Health Academy (https://soilhealthacademy.org/) | Kiss The Ground (https://kisstheground.com/). 

Happy Living is on a Mission to Improve the Happy of the World, One Person at a time at, please visit our website Happyliving.com for more Happy content and find out how Happy you are with our Happy Quiz.

Nov 08, 202203:54
#43 - Dr. LaReesa Ferdinand

#43 - Dr. LaReesa Ferdinand

Today's guest is Dr. LaRessa Ferdinand. She is a Women’s Hormone Expert, Wellness & Epigenetics Coach, Consultant, Future Female Advocate, Mentor, and Author using her background, she responds to quotes from Einstein, Lao Tzu, Voltaire, and Goethe. Find more of the work she is doing at her website (https://drlareesa.com/). 

Happy Living is on a Mission to Improve the Happy of the World, One Person at a time at, please visit our website Happyliving.com for more Happy content and find out how Happy you are with our Happy Quiz.


Nov 08, 202202:21
#42 - Jeanne Celestine Lakin

#42 - Jeanne Celestine Lakin

Today's guest is Jeanne Celestine Lakin, who is an award-winning author and inspirational speaker. She has captivated thousands by sharing her survival story during the Rwandan genocide, living the power of forgiveness, and encouraging education and the unification of the human family. She is the author of the book: A Voice in the Darkness. Using her life experience she responds to quotes from Albert Einstein, Zig Zigler, the Bible, and of course Goethe. 

Happy Living is on a Mission to Improve the Happy of the World, One Person at a time at, please visit our website Happyliving.com for more Happy content and find out how Happy you are with our Happy Quiz.

Nov 01, 202202:50
#41 - Terry Tolbert

#41 - Terry Tolbert

Today's guest is Terry Tolbert. He has over 30 years experience in ministry in small groups, discipleship, and training and uses that experience to respond to quotes from: Shunryu Suzuki, Dr. Dyer, John Wooden, and of course Goethe. 

Happy Living is on a Mission to Improve the Happy of the World, One Person at a time at, please visit our website Happyliving.com for more Happy content and find out how Happy you are with our Happy Quiz.

Nov 01, 202204:30
#40 - Toby Newman

#40 - Toby Newman

Today's guest is Toby Newman. He engages with many learning communities where he’s known as The Neverending Learner on a mission to improve learning experiences for leaders, employees and influencers, and people all around the globe. Find Toby’s never ending pursuit of learning at his website: TheNeverEndingLearner.com He uses this unique background to respond to quotes from: Billy Joel, Michael Ende, Dr. Dyer, and of course Goethe. 

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Nov 01, 202205:10
#39 - Freddy Jackson

#39 - Freddy Jackson

Today's guest is Freddy Jackson. Freddy is the founder of Love No Ego (www.lovenoego.org), which provides positive development for youth and young adults ages. Listen as Freddy responds to quotes from Lao Tzu, Freddy Jackson, The Bible, and of course Goethe.

Happy Living is on a Mission to Improve the Happy of the World, One Person at a time at, please visit our website Happyliving.com for more Happy content and find out how Happy you are with our Happy Quiz.

Oct 26, 202204:33
#38 - Dale Foster

#38 - Dale Foster

Today's guest is Dale Foster. He is a Clinical Neuropsychologist and has been working in the field of Neurofeedback as a clinician and researcher since 1989. Listen as he responds to quotes from Billy Joel and Goethe.

Oct 26, 202204:60
#37 - Karey Spear

#37 - Karey Spear

Today's guest is Karey Spear. She is a nutrition and epigenetic coach, a personal growth expert, and a mindset mover. Using her unique background, she responds to quotes from Shunryu Suzuki, Adyashanti, Hemingway, Mr. Happy Living, and of course Goethe. 

Happy Living is on a Mission to Improve the Happy of the World, One Person at a time at, please visit our website Happyliving.com for more Happy content and find out how Happy you are with our Happy Quiz.

Oct 25, 202203:44
#36 - Patricia Ryan Madson

#36 - Patricia Ryan Madson

Today's guest is Patricia Ryan Madson. She is the author of Improv Wisdom (improvwisdom.com) and uses the valuable lessons learned from the art of improv  to respond to quotes from Viola Spolin, Patricia Ryan Madson, C.S. Lewis, Dr. Steve Maraboli, Adyashanti, and of course Goethe. 

Happy Living is on a Mission to Improve the Happy of the World, One Person at a time at, please visit our website Happyliving.com for more Happy content and find out how Happy you are with our Happy Quiz.

Oct 18, 202205:52
#35 - Dr. Charlie Ware

#35 - Dr. Charlie Ware

Today's guest is Dr. Charlie Ware. He is a natural medicine physician who has been in his patients’ shoes and he is passionate about walking them to their own healing using this background, he responds to quotes from Albert Einstein, Lao Tzu, Helen Keller, and of course Goethe. 

Happy Living is on a Mission to Improve the Happy of the World, One Person at a time at, please visit our website Happyliving.com for more Happy content and find out how Happy you are with our Happy Quiz.

Oct 18, 202203:32
#34 - Dr. Stephanie Rimka

#34 - Dr. Stephanie Rimka

Today's Guest is Dr. Stephanie Rimka. She uses her eclectic background as a personal trainer, chiropractic psychologist, neurofeedback therapist, chiropractor, energy worker, pranic healer, functional medicine doctor, kinesiologist, spiritual advisor, brain trainer, and life coach to respond to quotes from Adyashanti, H. Jackson Brown, John Wooden, and of course Goethe. 

Happy Living is on a Mission to Improve the Happy of the World, One Person at a time at, please visit our website Happyliving.com for more Happy content and find out how Happy you are with our Happy Quiz.

Oct 18, 202204:14
#33 - Kris Sherrod

#33 - Kris Sherrod

Today's guest is Kris Sherrod. Kris is the CEO and Founder of BreadWinners (https://thebreadwinners.net/) sharing financial literacy to help others learn wealth building. In this episode, Kris responds to quotes from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Ray Dalio, an African Proverb, Coretta Scott King, The Bible, and of course Goethe.

Happy Living is on a Mission to Improve the Happy of the World, One Person at a time at, please visit our website Happyliving.com for more Happy content and find out how Happy you are with our Happy Quiz.

Oct 11, 202204:25
#32 - Jill Wright

#32 - Jill Wright

Today's guest is Jill Wright. She is affectionately known as the Queen of Shine. She's a HeartCentered Leader and the CEO of Executive Shine and has been recognized by both Forbes Magazine and Harvard Business Review for transforming the culture of client-based services She is also a best-selling Author and the host of the Executive Shine Podcast. She uses her 30 plus years of experience running a business to respond to quotes from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Dr. Steve Maraboli, Lionel Messi, and of course Goethe. 

Happy Living is on a Mission to Improve the Happy of the World, One Person at a time at, please visit our website Happyliving.com for more Happy content and find out how Happy you are with our Happy Quiz.

Oct 11, 202202:58
#31 - Dr. Michael Meighen

#31 - Dr. Michael Meighen

Today's guest is Dr. Michael Meighen. He is Board Certified in Physiatry and Pain Medicine and Author of #1 Best Selling Book "A New You: Using the Body's Regenerative and Restorative Healing Powers to Optimize Orthopedic, Hormonal, and Sexual Health Function". He uses this unique background to respond to quotes from Michelangelo, Aries Spears, and of course Goethe. 

Happy Living is on a Mission to Improve the Happy of the World, One Person at a time at, please visit our website Happyliving.com for more Happy content and find out how Happy you are with our Happy Quiz. 

Oct 11, 202204:13
#30 - J.T. Cotton

#30 - J.T. Cotton

Today's guest is J.T. Cotton. J.T is a former football player turned Pastor and uses this unique combo to respond to quotes from Jack London, Martin Luther King Jr., the Bible, Bruce Lee and of course Goethe.  

Happy Living is on a Mission to Improve the Happy of the World, One Person at a time at, please visit our website Happyliving.com for more Happy content and find out how Happy you are with our Happy Quiz.

Oct 04, 202203:00
#29 - Celia Slater

#29 - Celia Slater

Today's Guest is Celia Slater. Pioneering, forward-thinking and solution-focused, Celia Slater is a nationally-recognized leader committed to providing professional development opportunities for coaches of all sports, she takes her experience as a coach and responds to quotes from Wooden, Brene Brown, and Goethe. 

Happy Living is on a Mission to Improve the Happy of the World, One Person at a time at, please visit our website Happyliving.com for more Happy content and find out how Happy you are with our Happy Quiz.

Oct 04, 202204:46
#28 - Sara McCarty

#28 - Sara McCarty

Today's Guest is Sara McCarty. She is the Founder, Editor-in-Chief of Run Wild My Child and podcast host of the Run Wild My Child. She takes her unique experiences to respond to quotes from Muir, Hemingway, Coelho, Socrates, and of course Goethe.  

Happy Living is on a Mission to Improve the Happy of the World, One Person at a time at, please visit our website Happyliving.com for more Happy content and find out how Happy you are with our Happy Quiz.

Oct 04, 202206:39
#27 - Kate McKinnie

#27 - Kate McKinnie

Today’s guest is Kate McKinnie. Kate uses her decades of experience helping women, who need help through the non-profit, The Next Door, and responds to quotes from Helen Keller, Adyashanti, Rumi, the Bible, and of course Goethe. 

Happy Living is on a Mission to Improve the Happy of the World, One Person at a time at, please visit our website Happyliving.com for more Happy content and find out how Happy you are with our Happy Quiz.

Sep 27, 202203:39
#26 - Anessa Powell

#26 - Anessa Powell

Today's Guest is Anessa Powell. She uses her experience working for All Ability Recruiting, which is focused on people's capabilities, not inabilities, and responds to quotes from T.S. Elliot, Adyashanti, Helen Keller, and of course Goethe. 

Happy Living is on a Mission to Improve the Happy of the World, One Person at a time at, please visit our website Happyliving.com for more Happy content and find out how Happy you are with our Happy Quiz.

Sep 27, 202205:13
#25 - Dan Melton

#25 - Dan Melton

Today's guest is Dan Melton, he uses his experience as a founder of 4 startups to respond to quotes from Denzel Washington, Socrates, and of course Goethe.

Happy Living is on a Mission to Improve the Happy of the World, One Person at a time at, please visit our website Happyliving.com for more Happy content and find out how Happy you are with our Happy Quiz.

Sep 27, 202207:01
#24 - Lanny West

#24 - Lanny West

Today's guest is Lanny West. Lanny uses his unique life experience as an author, coach, and farmer whose life has taken him from cocaine to Christ, to respond to quotes from Rumi, C.S. Lewis, Hemingway, Einstein, and of course Goethe. 

Happy Living is on a Mission to Improve the Happy of the World, One Person at a time at, please visit our website Happyliving.com for more Happy content and find out how Happy you are with our Happy Quiz.

Sep 20, 202204:29
#23 - Lee Ann Foster

#23 - Lee Ann Foster

Today's Guest is Lee Ann Foster. Her passion is to help people learn how to live the healthiest, happiest, most fulfilling lives possible. She uses her training as a Master's level psychologist, counselor, Wellness & Epigenetics Coach, andNeurofeedback provider to respond to quotes from Dr. Wayne Dyer, Shunryu Suzuki, Albert Einstein, Voltaire, and of course Goethe.  

Happy Living is on a Mission to Improve the Happy of the World, One Person at a time at, please visit our website Happyliving.com for more Happy content and find out how Happy you are with our Happy Quiz. Today's Sponsor Dry Farm Wines *Grab a bottle of sugar-free wine, for a penny*

Sep 20, 202203:03
#22 - Titus Bartolotta

#22 - Titus Bartolotta

Today's guest is Titus Bartolotta. He uses his background as a founder, president, and lead consultant to respond to quotes from Dr. Wayne Dyer, Heraclitus, Grandpa George in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and of course Goethe. 

Happy Living is on a Mission to Improve the Happy of the World, One Person at a time at, please visit our website Happyliving.com for more Happy content and find out how Happy you are with our Happy Quiz.

Sep 20, 202203:48
#21 - Mark Young

#21 - Mark Young

Today’s returning guest is Mark Young. Mark went from a life of security and academia to the life of a risk-taking entrepreneur. Listen as he responds to quotes from Paul Hawken, Peter Drucker, James Collins, and Robert Greene. 

Happy Living is on a Mission to Improve the Happy of the World, One Person at a time at, please visit our website Happyliving.com for more Happy content and find out how Happy you are with our Happy Quiz.

Sep 12, 202204:08
#20 - Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith

#20 - Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith

Today's Guest is Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith. She is a Board-Certified internal medicine physician, speaker, and author. She uses her life experience to respond to quotes from: Billy Joel, Adyashanti, T.S. Elliot, and as always Goethe.

Happy Living is on a Mission to Improve the Happy of the World, One Person at a time at, please visit our website Happyliving.com for more Happy content and find out how Happy you are with our Happy Quiz.

Sep 12, 202202:53
#19 - Carrie Stuart Parks

#19 - Carrie Stuart Parks

Today's Guest is Carrie Stuart Parks. She is an award-winning, internationally known forensic artist and author of over 20 books. She uses her vast array of experiences to respond to quotes from Thoreau, Michelangelo, Jack London, Ned and Evelyn Stuart and of course Goethe. 

Happy Living is on a Mission to Improve the Happy of the World, One Person at a time at, please visit our website Happyliving.com for more Happy content and find out how Happy you are with our Happy Quiz

Sep 12, 202203:00
#18 - Chris Dortch
Sep 05, 202203:10
#17 - Jacqueline Pirtle
Sep 05, 202203:38
#16 - Leann Spofford

#16 - Leann Spofford

Today's guest is Leann Spofford. She has been in the healthcare industry for 25 years. She uses her passion about health + wellness and nature-based approach to respond to quotes from Khalil Gibran, Shunryu Suzuki, Michelangelo, John Burroughs, Goethe.

Happy Living is on a Mission to Improve the Happy of the World, One Person at a time at, please visit our website Happyliving.com for more Happy content and find out how Happy you are with our Happy Quiz.

Sep 05, 202204:26
#15 - Gary Wilkin

#15 - Gary Wilkin

Today's guest is Gary Wilkin. He left his corporate job and now spends his days helping others retire and get where they want to be. Using his experience of helping others, he responds to quotes from Zig Ziglar, Rumi, and of course Goethe. 

Happy Living is on a Mission to Improve the Happy of the World, One Person at a time at, please visit our website Happyliving.com for more Happy content and find out how Happy you are with our Happy Quiz.

Aug 29, 202203:59
#14 - Kelly McKain

#14 - Kelly McKain

Today's guest is Kelly McKain. She is meditator, yogi for 25 years now, and a children’s and a YA fiction author for just as long. She takes her ecelctic background and responds to quotes from Michelangelo, Helen Keller, Jack London, Hemingway and of course Goethe. 

Happy Living is on a Mission to Improve the Happy of the World, One Person at a time at, please visit our website Happyliving.com for more Happy content and find out how Happy you are with our Happy Quiz.

Aug 29, 202202:59
#13 - Ukpeme Akpan Okon

#13 - Ukpeme Akpan Okon

Today's guest is Ukpeme Akpan Okon. She is the Principal of The Values String, LLC, and is the Author of award-winning The Values String: A book on Transitional Life, Compelling Fulfillment, and Profound Peace. Listen as she responds to quotes from Helen Keller, Albert Einstein, Voltaire, Rumi, and of course Goethe. 

Happy Living is on a Mission to Improve the Happy of the World, One Person at a time at, please visit our website Happyliving.com for more Happy content and find out how Happy you are with our Happy Quiz.

Aug 29, 202203:00
#12 - Larry Carnes

#12 - Larry Carnes

Today's guest is Larry Carnes. He’s my neighbor and a retired engineer, who uses his life of solving problems to respond to quotes from Lao Tzu, Saint John of the Cross, Jack London, Walt Whitman, and of course Goethe. 

Aug 22, 202204:47
#11 - George Blakeney

#11 - George Blakeney

Today's guest is George Blakeney Jr. He uses his life as a professional basketball player to respond to quotes from Martin Luther King Jr, Khalil Gibran, Coretta King, John Wooden, and of course Goethe. 

Aug 22, 202203:17
#10 - Christy Wells-Fritz

#10 - Christy Wells-Fritz

Christy, of the incredible Jubillee Suites, uses her eclectic life background to respond to a quote from Goethe. 

Aug 22, 202201:16
#9 - Dana Maloney

#9 - Dana Maloney

Today's guest is Dana Maloney the owner of Jubilee Suites. Dana's blend of following her dreams and top-notch hosting experience are on display as she responds to quotes from Lao Tzu, Rumi, Adyashanti, Denzel Washington, Dr. Wayne Dyer, and of course Goethe. 

Happy Living is on a Mission to Improve the Happy of the World, One Person at a time at, please visit our website Happyliving.com for more Happy content and find out how Happy you are with our Happy Quiz.

Aug 12, 202205:16
#8 - Roger Fritz
Aug 12, 202203:10
#7 - Wade Wellborn
Aug 12, 202203:44
#6 - Jeff Hilimire

#6 - Jeff Hilimire

Today's guest is Jeff Hilimire. He's an author and CEO of Dragon Army. He takes his entrepreneurial mind and penchant for leadership, and responds to quotes from Lao Tzu, Dr. Wayne Dyer, Billy Joel, Khalil Gibran, and of course Goethe. 


Happy Living is on a Mission to Improve the Happy of the World, One Person at a time at, please visit our website Happyliving.com for more Happy content and find out how Happy you are with our Happy Quiz.

Aug 12, 202203:38
#5 - Heather Ternahan
Aug 12, 202204:57