Andrea Luce - A Relic From A Time Long Ago
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TW: Mentions of child death Quick historical note: I got The Great Migration and the Westward Expansion confused in this episode, so just as a heads up, when you hear references to the Great Migration in this episode, we are technically talking about Westard Expansion because that more accurately describes the time period that Andrea’s family lived through. Andrea Luce does fundraising at a small local nonprofit that does taxes for low and moderate-income individuals. In her spare time, she is a facilitator at a mental health support group and volunteers by encouraging reading for elementary...
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Gail Piner - A Pitcher from a Good Mother
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Gail Piner is a retired academic who is finally pursuing the career she thought she’d have when she was twelve. She doesn’t recommend waiting as long as she did to pursue your dreams. Gail is interested in strong women, resilience, and the humor and hope that can help us get through difficult times. Her first novel, A High Courage, is about all those topics and is based on the best example she has known personally—her grandmother. Gail lives on the coast of North Carolina, where her main forms of exercise are dodging beach traffic, hurricanes, and alligators. During this episode, you...
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Amber Cygan - Comfort from a Dignified Teddy
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Amber Cygan loved video games, and is always being drawn to survival and post apocalyptic themed titles. She sought to turn her passion for interactive entertainment into a rewarding career by moving to Florida to pursue a degree at Full Sail University and beginning her career at Universal Creative. There she helped teams create immersive theme park experiences across the globe. She is now a Producer in the gaming industry, playing a crucial role in bringing games to life and loving every second of it. During this episode, you will hear Amber talk about: Her favorite stories that she...
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Kara - To Be Gifted An Earful
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My guest for this week’s episode, Kara, currently resides in DC, with roots tracing back to Rhode Island. Her professional realm rests in the domain of marketing, complemented by her pursuit of creative endeavors on the side. Art functions as a significant emotional channel for her, and despite not categorizing herself as a complete artist, she occasionally engages in artistic ventures. The lineage of artistic prowess extends from her mother to her grandmother, affectionately known as Mimi. Both maternal figures have profoundly shaped her journey by instilling the importance of...
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Octavien Courdent - To See With Fresh Eyes
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In the eyes of some, Octavien Courdent is seen as a traveler who is passionate about helping the world around him. Born in France, he spent his childhood in English-speaking countries and a year in a British boarding school in Nigeria, where he has gained a very good command of multiple languages. He is also involved in civic life, being part of two Nigerian associations, "Life" and "Khan Foundation," which help with the education of children in difficulty (by building schools or investing in school materials). Passionate about human exchange, he joined the CA'store association at Kedge and...
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Genna Rosenberg - Growing Up With Cabbage Patch Kids In The Toy Industry
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Genna Rosenberg is an almost 30-year toy and licensing industry executive focused on the intersection of Social Impact and Consumer Products. She is the CEO of a global PR and marketing agency GennComm, and Chief Ideator at the Company’s licensing and product development think tank, GennComm ImaGENNation. With an intentional lens toward empowerment, diversity, inclusion and social responsibility, she has been a trusted thought leader and industry innovator, having served both public and private toycos and agencies. Both she and GennComm have been advisors and storytellers for many of...
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Want to be on the 2nd Season of Your Most Precious Thing?
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Hi Everyone! Your Most Precious Thing will be going on a brief, summer hiatus, but we will be back with new episodes starting on August 10, 2023! If you have been enjoying the show, and want to be a guest, please check out to schedule your interview! You can follow me at @claudiahenock on and and Claudia Henock on . You can also follow You Most Precious Thing through , in addition to anywhere, you listen to your podcasts! Music: Synapse by Shane Ivers –
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Marlene Sharp - To Catch a Running Fridge and a Four-Legged Star
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Marlene Sharp is a creative and business-savvy entertainment multi-hyphenate who originally hails from New Orleans but is now a (San Fernando) Valley girl. Firmly ensconced in LA life, Marlene is top dawg at Pink Poodle Productions. Noteworthy clients and collaborators include The Center for Learning Unlimited and its companion animation studio employing adults on the autism spectrum Brainstorm Productions; Neko Productions; Panda Mony Toy Company; Action Amanda Frohlich; Rainshine Entertainment; and the Agency for Cultural Affairs for the Japanese government. Prior to Pink Poodle, Marlene...
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Peppur Chambers - Blooming Stories of Past and Present
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Peppur Chambers is an international writer/producer/educator. An alum of Moving Arts MADLab, Circle X Emerging Playwrights Group, and Antaeus Playwrights Lab, she uses her voice to amplify women’s issues, social justice and love. Her radio plays The Fire In-Between, End of the Line, and Chester Higgensworth & The Boll Weevil can be found on podcast platforms. Her plays have been produced in LA and Prague. Her books Harlem’s Awakening and Harlem’s Last Dance (March 2023) can be found on Spaceboy Books, B&N, Amazon or ask at your local bookstore. Visit where she tells stories of...
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Eva Moon - To Strum Along To Community and Change
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Eva Moon is an author, musician, playwright, screenwriter, performer, and former Huffington Post blogger. Her plays and musicals have been staged across the US and UK, and her solo musical, “The Mutant Diaries: Unzipping My Genes” is streaming on Amazon. She recently released her first novel: “Pinocchio’s Guide to the End of the World." During this episode, you will hear Eva talk about: What inspired her to start playing the ukulele The community that she both found and created through playing music How a genetic mutation changed her life and inspired her creativity The...
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Just as a heads up before we continue, my guest does talk about almost drowning in the ocean, so If that is a tough topic to listen to, I will see you next episode!
During a very stormy night during a campus beach retreat, Meg Reese went into the water to save one of her classmates. After surviving the turbulent waves and making it to a local hospital in Virginia Beach, Virginia, a chance encounter with a pair of local nurses reinforced her decision to keep pursuing nursing as a career. Since then, Reese has become an RN who has worked at 6 different surgery centers on both coasts of the US.
During this episode, you will hear Meg talk about:
- How even a brief amount of time spent with someone can change your life
- The meaning behind a special pair of hospital scrubs
- Why it is always important to fight for what you desire
You can follow Meg on Snapchat at @megthenurse1995.
You can follow me at @claudiahenock on Instagram and Twitter and Claudia Henock on LinkedIn.
You can also follow You Most Precious Thing through my official website, in addition to anywhere, you listen to your podcasts!
Music: Synapse by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com