Ep. 748 – Truth, Lies & Alzheimer's with Lisa Skinner (@LisaSkinner2015)
Release Date: 03/17/2025
Ep. 763 – The Improv Mindset with Keith Saltojanes (@keithsaltojanes)
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"Improv is play, it's playing as an adult with everything … it's in a supportive place and there's not really many places where you can just go hey, how's it going? I'm a robot and I got sausages for hands and everyone's going to agree with you." – Keith Saltojanes Today’s featured bestselling author is a Guinness World Record Holder for 150 hours of improv, comedian, teacher, and the visionary force behind Improv-LA, Keith Saltojanes. Keith and I had an uber fun on a bun chat about his book, “The Improv Mindset: How to Make Improvisation Your Superpower for Success”, how improv...
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Ep. 762 – The Internal Transformation Plan for External Abundance with Kevin Dupree
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“It's selfish if you don't become the best version of you for other people.” – Kevin Dupree Today’s featured author is a father, husband, mentor, youth pastor, and keynote speaker, Kevin Dupree. Kevin and I had a fun on a bun conversation about his first book, “It's Game Time: A Game Plan for Abundant Living”, the importance of understanding our intrinsic value, and tons more!!! Key Things You’ll Learn: What inspired him to complete his first book What is "give and go" and the importance of internal transformation Three major lessons learned from being a youth...
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Ep. 761 – Be Your Own Cheerleader with Neelu Kaur (@NeeluKaur01)
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“Sometimes when you are a high achiever, you wait for a big win, and we really need to celebrate these smaller wins that happen along the way.” – Neelu Kaur Today’s featured author is a corporate facilitator, wellness and leadership coach, NLP-certified executive coach, and burnout management specialist, Neelu Kaur. Neelu and I had a fun on-a-bun chat about her 1st book, “Be Your Own Cheerleader: An Asian and South Asian Woman's Cultural, Psychological, and Spiritual Guide to Self-Promote at Work”, the impact of Cultural Upbringing on Self-advocacy, overcoming burnout, and...
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Ep. 760 – From Bonham to Buddha and Back with Clementine Moss
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“Through drumming I found my voice in many different ways.” – Clementine Moss Today’s featured author is a wife, musician, spiritual counselor, nondenominational minister, Vipassana meditator, and the founder of Led Zeppelin tribute band Zepparella, Clementine Moss. Clementine and I talk about her book, “From Bonham to Buddha and Back: The Slow Enlightenment of the Hard Rock Drummer”, how music can play a big role in your personal transformation, and more from the Shaman of Citrus! Key Things You’ll Learn: How drumming and meditation are interconnected What led to...
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Ep. 759 – From Law School to #KidLit Author with Steph Katzovi
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"Working hard and really putting in the effort and training yourself to be what you want to be can yield the results that you want." – Steph Katzovi Today’s featured author is mom, wife, exercise enthusiast, and former strategic communications consultant, Steph Katzovi. Steph and I had a fun on a bun chat about her book, “Hurricamp!”, the importance of keeping an idea journal, and more!!! Key Things You’ll Learn: Steph’s affinity for children's literature and how she became a children’s book author Her experience as a speechwriter and how it helped her develop...
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Ep. 758 – Inspiring Readers Through Representation and Relatable Stories with Tonya Duncan Ellis (@TonyaDEllis)
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“It's important for kids to see themselves in books they read.” – Tonya Duncan Ellis Today’s featured award-winning bestselling author is mom, wife, freelance writer, speaker, and diversity advocate, Tonya Duncan Ellis. Tonya and I had a chat about her books, her commitment to children's literature, the importance of learning about history, and more!! Key Things You’ll Learn: The major reason for Tonya selling over 150,000 books How she balances book writing and motherhood Three mistakes to avoid as an author when promoting your book(s) Tonya’s biggest setback that...
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Ep. 757 – Fostering Cats Into an Award-Winning Children's Book Series with Christine Milkovic Krauss
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Trust yourself more. Today’s featured award-winning author is a mom, and pet lover, Christine Milkovic Krauss. Christine and I had a fun on a furry-tastic bun chat about her meowgical books, fostering and adopting animals, and more!!! Key Things You’ll Learn: What inspired her children’s book series Her creative process for writing her books The importance of good artwork as a children’s book author The process of finding permanent homes for animals Christine’s Site: Christine’s Books: Serenity Now Cabin: The opening track is titled "Money...
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Ep. 756 – Change the World in $10 or Less with Stephanie Cansian (@SLCansian)
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“Email is still king in terms of getting a hold of people. Second only to texting a person on their personal phone number…if you're giving somebody your email address, that means you're serious about what they've got, and that's a responsibility that people need to take very seriously.” - Stephanie Cansian Today’s featured author is wife, copywriter, email marketing coach, numismatist, and remote work enthusiast, Stephanie Cansian. Stephanie and I had a fun on a bun chat about her first book, “Change the World in $10 or Less”, her weight loss journey, writing better emails, and...
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Ep. 755 – Words Whispered in Water with Sandy Rosenthal (@LeveesOrg)
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Always beware when you hear mayhem and catastrophe being blamed on wind and water, because human beings are almost always hiding behind those words. Today’s featured award-winning bookcaster is a wife, grandmother, community organizer, disaster resilience leader, and founder of levees.org, Sandy Rosenthal. Sandy and I had a chat about her book, “Words Whispered in Water: Why the Levees Broke in Hurricane Katrina”, her campaign to change engineering education, lessons learned from starting a podcast, and more! Key Thing’s You’ll Learn: What inspired Sandy’s book and the...
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Ep. 754 – Navigating Mental Health Through the Written Word with Tyler Wittkofsky (@TylerWittkofsky)
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"Your story might be the lifeline someone out there needs." – Tyler Wittkofsky Today’s featured bestselling bookcaster is an award-winning marketing and communications professional, publisher, and mental health and travel blogger, Tyler Wittkofsky. Tyler and I had a fun chat about his books, the importance of normalizing mental health, overcoming imposter syndrome, and more!!! Key Things You’ll Learn: Why it’s important to normalize mental health conversations and build supportive communities Why Tyler started a publishing company Advice for new writers and the importance...
info_outline“Being a caregiver is somewhat like being Sherlock Holmes, being a detective and having to figure out and through the process of elimination, narrowed down what's bothering them, what they need or what they want.” – Lisa Skinner
Today’s featured bestselling author is behavioral specialist, adviser, public speaker, and Certified Dementia Care Trainer, Lisa Skinner. Lisa and I had a chat about her book, “Truth, Lies & Alzheimer's: Its Secret Faces”, the difference between Alzheimer's and dementia, modifiable risk factors for Alzheimer's, and more!!
Key Things You’ll Learn:
Lisa’s personal experience with her grandmother's dementia and how it inspired her career path
Symptoms and experiences of dementia
Tips for caregivers of individuals with dementia
Lisa’s Site: https://truthliesalzheimers.com/
The opening track is titled "Money Trees" by the magnanimous chill-hop master, Marcus D (@marcusd). Be sure to visit his site and support his craft. https://marcusd.net/
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