Best Achim Nowak Podcasts (2025)

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E147 | Rutherford Pascal I When We Find Our Zone Of Genius 43:58

9d ago43:58

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Rutherford Pascal is a seasoned Sales Leader in the pharma industry. His 35-year career led him to increasingly Senior roles, most recently as Head of Sales at Sanofi for their Respiratory and Gastroenterology Specialty Care portfolio. Rutherford is passionate about leadership development and mentorship. For his next act, he launched Glass Walls Le…

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E146 | Perry Brass I How I Became An Activist Writer 45:12

23d ago45:12

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In 1965, when he was 17, Perry Brass hitchhiked from Savannah to San Francisco where he spent a year living on the street, sleeping between parked cars or in SRO hotels, doing any job he could, and loving the freedom of it. After Perry moved to New York, Perry joined New York’s groundbreaking Gay Liberation Front in 1969 and the staff of Come Out!,…

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E145 | Michael Feeley I A Life Full Of Next Acts 44:35

1M ago44:35

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Michael Feeley had a successful career as an actor and model, performing and touring with stars such as Howard Keel, John Raitt, and Tovah Feldshuh. His theatre life was followed by a whole other 20-year-act as a professional recruiter in New York City. These days, Michael divides his time between a home in the center of France and another one on S…

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E144 | Reverend Russell L. Meyer I Why Equity And Social Justice Matter 38:57

2M ago38:57

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The Reverend Dr. Russell L. Meyer, Pastor at St. John's Lutheran Church in Jacksonville/Florida, graduated from Yale Divinity School in 1981 and was ordained in 1984. Russell has served congregations in Florida, South Carolina, Maryland and New York. He received a Doctorate of Ministry in 2013 from Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington DC, with…

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E143 | Rosemary Ravinal I When We Make A BIG Change 27:23

2M ago27:23

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In a delightful twist, Rosemary Ravinal, the world’s premier bilingual speaking coach, media trainer, and former VP of Public Relations for TelevisaUnivision Network, interviews Achim Nowak on his own MY FOURTH ACT podcast. Achim sheds light on how he made a series of critical career pivots in his 20+ years as a personal-growth-entrepreneur. These …

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E142 | Tania Rivilis I When I Became An Artist 32:59

3M ago32:59

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Tania Rivilis is a Ukrainian-born portrait artist. In 2012, Tania moved from Russia to Germany where she started to paint. Tania’s lush and neo-romantic portraits quickly drew international attention and have been featured in group shows around the world. A solo show is opening this March in Madrid. Tania won the prestigious William Lock Prize from…

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E141 | Haleh Shoa I Why Memories Matter 30:04

3M ago30:04

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Haleh Shoa and her family fled Iran during the 1979 revolution, bringing only their cherished photo albums. These albums were lifelines to the past and their only tangible reminders of the life they left behind. These experiences helped shape Haleh’s passion for storytelling and memory-keeping. After a successful career in advertising, Haleh follow…

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E140 | Pier Paolo de Angelis I My Life Of Magical Coincidences 36:48

4M ago36:48

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Pier Paolo de Angelis is a true citizen of the world. Paolo started exploring the world in his early 20s, working in Europe, The Middle East, North and South America. While serving as Chairman of the now iconic Kripalu Center in Lenox MA in the mid 90s, Paolo led the transition team that transformed the former ashram into the largest Yoga and Welln…

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E139 | Brigitte Bojkowszky, Sophie Roumeas, Richard Phan I DARING METAMORPHOSIS 42:34

5M ago42:34

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I am thrilled to be part of a marvelous new anthology, DARING METAMORPHOSIS (Angel Lab Editions), that will be released on December 17, in both French- and English-language editions. DARING METAMORPHOSIS is a collection of deeply personal essays about personal transformation and reinvention, with an inspired cast of international authors. To celebr…

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E138 | Tracy & Derrill Thompson I What Radical Reinvention Looks Like 45:09

6M ago45:09

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Tracy and Derrill Thompson are creating the sort of international life that many folks dream of. Derrill is a former labor lawyer from Vancouver. Tracy is one of the founders of a Canadian software company, Beanworks, that specialized in accounts payable processes. After Beanworks was acquired by Quadient in 2021, Tracy and Derrill moved to Setubal…

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E137 | David Allen I What I Know About Getting Things Done 31:54

6M ago31:54

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David Allen is the author of the global best-seller “Getting Things Done” and multiple follow-up books, most recently “Team: Getting Things Done With Others.” “Getting Things Done” has sold over 4 million copies, has been translated into 28 languages, and is considered the single most influential Personal Effectiveness book of the 21st century. All…

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E136 | Esmeralda Diaz-Aroca & Mike O'Neil I When LinkedIn Rockstars Fall In Love 41:41

7M ago41:41

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Esmeralda Diaz-Aroca and Mike O’Neil are branding and social media strategists. Mike is a 2x Forbes Top 50 Social media influencer and LinkedIn Sales Navigator expert from Minnesota. Esmeralda is a former scientist turned Digital Strategy and Social Selling expert from Madrid. Linkedin is their professional playground and where they initially conne…

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E135 | Gregory R. Gilmore I What I Know About Rapid Personal Growth 31:59

7M ago31:59

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Gregory Gilmore is a Transformational Life Coach, Clinical Hypnotherapist, and Rapid Transformational Therapy (RTT) Practitioner. In addition to his own practice, Gregory also serves as an RTT trainer for Marisa Peer. The founder of RTT, where he supports and guides other aspiring RTT practitioners. Gregory is passionate about helping individuals g…

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E134 | Ande Lyons I Don't Be Caged By Your Age 41:20

8M ago41:20

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Ande Lyons is a 4x Business Founder, Startup champion, Host of the New England Podcasters Group, and the former Co-host of Boston’s Founders Live Pitch event. Ande hosts the new proaging podcast “Don’t Be Caged By Your Age” where she challenges societal and internalized ageism and empowers folks to thrive after 65. She is passionate about shatterin…

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E133 | Clare Maxwell I What My Body Keeps Teaching Me 37:12

8M ago37:12

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Clare Maxwell is a former professional dancer and choreographer turned certified Alexander Teacher and Somatic Movement Coach. She helps professionals and performers to feel more fully at ease in their bodies. Clare serves on the Somatics Faculty of Movement Research, a well-known NYC dance organization. An innovator in movement education and onlin…

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E132 | Cyrus Cassells I When Novels Want To Be Written 42:08

8M ago42:08

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E132 | When Novels Want To Be Written Cyrus Cassells is a Poet. Translator. Cultural Critic. Actor. Professor. Cyrus is best known for his 9 poetry books, most recently “Is There Room For Another Horse On Your Horse Ranch.” His books have earned numerous accolades, including the William Carlos Williams Award from the Poetry Society of America, a La…

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E131 | Charlotte Libov I When I Became A South Beach Gal About Town 29:26

9M ago29:26

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Charlotte Libov is a seasoned writer and keynote speaker, formerly at The New York Times, who specializes in writing about health and the Arts. Ever since she left Connecticut for fabled Miami Beach 19 years ago, Charlotte has become a “South Beach gal about town.” Sing Out, her Facebook group that celebrates song, dance, and all forms of self-expr…

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E130 | Tom Asacker I Unwinding Want 33:33

9M ago33:33

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Bestselling author, keynote speaker, branding strategist and provocateur Tom Asacker has spent most of his career in the fascinating world of belief and behavior change, and how it impacts both personal and professional lives. Tom is focused on helping people and organizations break free from self-deceptive thinking and reclaim their creative freed…

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E129 | Carlos Gonzalez I How We All Become More Fully Human 37:17

10M ago37:17

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Carlos Gonzalez has been an Associate Professor of English at Miami Dade College for over 30 years. He describes himself as a "professor of joy, grief, wonder, listening. movement and sitting." Carlos Gonzalez's expansive view of how a teacher serves is informed by his passion for mindfulness, physical exercise. nature, and deep personal exploratio…

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

10M ago27:56

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

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

11M ago37:10

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

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

11M ago32:25

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

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

12M ago43:14

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

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

1y ago37:17

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

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

1y ago41:38

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

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

1y ago34:40

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

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

1y ago35:54

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

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

1y ago35:23

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

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

1y ago31:14

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

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

1y ago29:31

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

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

1+ y ago37:07

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

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

1+ y ago35:12

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

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

1+ y ago25:35

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

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

1+ y ago30:15

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

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

1+ y ago36:04

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

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

1+ y ago39:55

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

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

1+ y ago37:02

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

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

1+ y ago38:40

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

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

1+ y ago38:01

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

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

1+ y ago33:32

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

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

2y ago40:00

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

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

2y ago49:44

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

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

2y ago36:46

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

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

2y ago44:48

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

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

2y ago46:18

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

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

2y ago45:36

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

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

2y ago37:36

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

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

2y ago37:33

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

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

2y ago35:00

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

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

2y ago42:32

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

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