Leah Ellis – Children are Entrepreneurs
Overcomers Overcoming
Leah Ellis is self-professed and diagnosed as neurodiverse. She is an entrepreneur. When working with her and other neurodiverse children, she understands that children can also be entrepreneurs. It’s about discovering and nurturing their talents. Leah founded The Society of Child Entrepreneurs after seeing how much kids can surprise us with their bravery, ideas, and grit, especially when they're given the chance to build something from the ground up. Whether that’s writing engaging stories like Astra & Zeke or guiding young leaders through the Ignite – Empower - Lead...
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Jim Anderson – Losing a Business
Overcomers Overcoming
Jim Anderson recovered from losing a very profitable information technology business he had started. Through his business failure, he also lost his wife and business partner. That was because he now realizes his business was profitable on paper, but only in the short term. He was unaware of what negative cash flow was, which led to his business's collapse. However, Do you want to know if your business is as stable as it seems on paper? If the market changes tomorrow, would your company be ready? Most founder-led, privately held businesses earning between $500k and $20M are profitable,...
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Jaime Hrobar – Addiction, Atheism, and Neurodiversity
Overcomers Overcoming
Jaime Hrobar is an autism advocate, a woman in recovery, and an author whose journey of rebuilding her life after addiction is rooted in radical honesty and faith. Jaime uniquely navigates trauma, motherhood, and personal growth without glossing over the hardships. As a mother to two sons with autism (one with severe needs, one high-functioning), she offers a compassionate and straightforward view on parental burnout, guilt, and grace. She shares with thousands of parents and individuals in recovery the truth that healing is rarely neat, but always possible. Her dynamic message transforms pain...
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Andrew Elliman - Yes We Can
Overcomers Overcoming
Andrew Elliman started his career in global mobility in 1986, long before relocation programs became as advanced as they are today. Nearly forty years later, he has helped shape the development of an industry that moves people, families, businesses, and futures across borders. Throughout his career, he has collaborated with HR teams and mobility leaders worldwide to develop strategic relocation programs that are not only efficient but truly people-centered. He believes mobility is more than just logistics; it’s about guiding individuals through life-changing transitions with clarity,...
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Michelle Choairy Episode 3 – My Complex Kid
Overcomers Overcoming
Michelle Choairy is the mother to her “complex kid.” Since his birth, she navigated her way around developmental delays such as autism, ADHD, and special education services, along with other life happenings. Michelle devoted nearly 10 years to searching for a way to help her son through his developmental issues. He is now diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder called TBR1, which only 170 kids worldwide are known to have. TBR1, or T-box brain transcription factor 1, is a crucial protein in brain development, particularly in the cortex and olfactory bulb. It acts as a transcription...
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Barb Nangle – Masking my past
Overcomers Overcoming
Barb Nangle is a boundaries coach, speaker, author, and podcaster. After nearly 40 years of therapy and personal development, Barb found her way to 12-step recovery at age 52. What began as a journey to address codependence soon expanded to include recovery from intergenerational dysfunction, childhood trauma, and compulsive overeating—issues she hadn’t initially recognized in herself, and decades of personal development had merely scratched the surface. Recovery melted the iceberg of her life. Because codependency was her core wound, learning to set healthy boundaries...
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Dr. Jeffrey Reynolds – Physical Fitness and Personal Health
Overcomers Overcoming
Dr. Jeffrey Reynolds completed one of the world's most grueling athletic challenges—Ironman Florida—feeling invincible. Six months later, he received a cancer diagnosis via text while stopped at a traffic light. Then, just as he beat that cancer, he was diagnosed with a second, more aggressive one. The same mental training that got him through 140.6-mile races became his survival toolkit for beating cancer twice. Authentic vulnerability is the "unsexy" side of both endurance sports and cancer—the moments when you're broken down and have to rebuild yourself. Dr. Reynolds defines...
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Anissa Hudak – Sexual Trauma Recovery
Overcomers Overcoming
Anissa Hudak empowers women who have experienced sexual trauma to heal through advanced mind-body modalities and to reclaim their inner strength. Anissa founded and serves as Director of the Phoenix Women Healing Institute, where she draws on her experiences as the daughter of a Vietnam Veteran and a two-time rape survivor. Anissa has dedicated her career to helping others overcome trauma without fear or retraumatization. She is a Certified Yoga Therapist through the International Association of Yoga Therapy, holds 200- and 500-hour Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) certifications, and has...
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Karen Canham – Quiet Burnout
Overcomers Overcoming
Karen has a story of quiet strength, having led teams for years at a Fortune 50 company. She realized how deeply burnout had shaped her life and the lives of those she worked with. Instead of settling into old patterns, she turned her focus to somatic tools and nervous system regulation, helping leaders and teams transform how they handle stress together. Her hands-on work isn’t just theory. It yields measurable results in performance, morale, and company culture. Karen has been named Best Nervous System Coach by Best of Best Review, and her book, From Reactivity to Resilience, has...
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Rob René Episode 2 – Journey from Athlete to Innovator
Overcomers Overcoming
Rob René describes his journey from gifted athlete to health innovator. In this episode, Rob expounds on the four pillars (light, frequency, nutrition, and faith) of his research over the past five years. Rob encapsulates the essence of resilience, faith, and the quest for natural healing. After a life-altering accident ended his dream of becoming a professional runner, Rob faced years of struggle with addiction and a lack of direction. Guided by divine intervention, he delved into the realms of quantum energy, discovering revolutionary solutions that challenge the conventional medical system...
info_outlineAngie Weinberger is an inclusive entrepreneur based in Zurich, Switzerland. She combines executive coaching with expertise in global mobility. She is an interculturalist, a certified Master Coach with a background in systemic consulting and the VERMEULEN® method, and a transactional analysis practitioner.
Weinberger also serves as a workshop facilitator, intercultural trainer, guest lecturer, speaker, and consultant. She has coached more than 600 clients. Her company, Global People Transitions, was founded in 2010. As an entrepreneur, she brings strategic thinking, business development, social media, and technology expertise to her work.
To reach this point in her life, she had to understand and overcome post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) later in life. For leaders, it is possible that you have people within your circle of influence who exhibit symptoms similar to Angie's. Leaders must become aware of these symptoms and know how to work with those whose performance is adversely affected.
Weinberger has lived and worked in Germany, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, India, and Australia, spending 30 years in an international environment. As a university guest lecturer, she focuses on global mobility and inclusive leadership.
She also writes and has authored several workbooks, including The Global Rockstar Album – 21 Verses to Find Your Tact as an Inclusive Leader (2023), The Global Mobility Workbook, Third Edition (2019), and The Global Career Workbook (2016). Her working languages are English and German. She speaks French and Spanish at a conversational level, understands Swiss German, and is studying Arabic.