Ep. 782 – Grab Life By the Dreams with Karin Freeland (@KarinFreeland)
Release Date: 07/29/2025
Ep. 793 – How to Bounce Back as a Children's Book Author with Rella B. (@RellaBBooks)
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“Start doing things and figure out what it is that you want to do that leans into your creativity.” – Rella B. Today’s featured bookcaster is a mom, a flight attendant, children's content creator, cow enthusiast, and imagination Catalyst, Rella B. Rella and I had a fun on a bun chat about her books, her battle-tested advice for aspiring authors, and tons more!!! Key Things You’ll Learn: What inspired Rella to be an author What it was like living in Japan and its influence on Rella’s brand of content creation How to make your book marketing fun Her biggest setback...
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Ep. 792 – Growing Up in Haiti, Promoting Health Equity, and Navigating Entrepreneurship with Venchele Saint Dic (@VencheleD)
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"Be in the driver's seat when it comes to molding your career." – Venchele Saint Dic Today’s featured bestselling author is a speaker, entrepreneur, freelance writer, future doctor, and the Founder of MESFAMI Care Inc., Venchele Saint Dic. Venchele and I had a chat about her book, “Passport To Self Discovery”, pursuing public health as a career, some of the lessons learned from traveling the world, and more! Key Things You’ll Learn: What led Venchele to become a writing coach What Venchele learned from her time serving in the Peace Corps What entrepreneurs need to...
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Ep. 791 – The Motivational Gospel of Fire with Eliot Marshall (@FireMarshall205)
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“You have to create an undying, almost unrealistic belief in yourself.” – Eliot Marshall Today’s featured bestselling bookcaster is a father, husband, entrepreneur, professional mixed martial artist, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt, and TEDx speaker, Eliot Marshall. Eliot and I had a chat about his book, “The Gospel of Fire: Strategies for Facing Your Fears, Confronting Your Demons, and Finding Your Purpose”, transitioning from MMA to entrepreneurship, raising resilient kids, and more!! Key Things You’ll Learn: Why you need to instill an undying belief in yourself How...
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Ep. 790 – Found My People with Richard Kweku EzeAgu Akinyemi (@EzeAguAkinyemi)
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"When you know who you are, it doesn't matter what anyone else says." – Richard Kweku EzeAgu Akinyemi Today’s featured author is a husband, financial advisor, and visceral connections coach, Richard Kweku EzeAgu Akinyemi. Richard and I had a chat about his book, “Found My People: How Connecting To My Ancestral Roots Enriched My Life and Can Do The Same For You”, the importance of embracing your cultural identity, why melanated people are exceptional people, and more!!! Key Things You’ll Learn: Why Richard recommends others to use to trace their roots The multitude of...
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Ep. 789 – You Can Thrive After Narcissistic Abuse with Melanie Tonia Evans (@MelToniaEvans)
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“There are no limits. If you're still alive, no matter what you’ve been through, God (Source, Creation) has not finished with you yet.” - Melanie Tonia Evans Today’s featured international bestselling author is a mom, speaker, narcissistic abuse recovery expert, and the founder of the Quanta Freedom Healing Technique, Melanie Tonia Evans. Melanie and I had a chat about her book, “You Can Thrive After Narcissistic Abuse: The #1 System for Recovering from Toxic Relationships”, the importance of reclaiming one's power and moving beyond victimhood, and more! Key Things...
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Ep. 788 – Love with a Twist of Cancer with Jennifer Greenhut (@jennandlarry)
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"I was meant to be given this gift to share for others to heal. My challenge was cancer, but everybody has a challenge, whether it's death, divorce, changing careers, disease, and it's all meant for our own healing.” – Jennifer Greenhut Today’s featured author is a wife, entrepreneur, actress, singer, songwriter, yoga teacher, and stage four triple negative breast cancer survivor, Jennifer Greenhut Tollin. Jenn and I had a fun on a bun chat about her book, “Everyone Needs a Larry: Love with a Twist of Cancer”, how a hardship can turn into a lesson of appreciation through love, how...
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Ep. 787 – From Horse Trainer to Thought Healer with Janell Warkentin (@JanellWarkentin)
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“Connect you to all of you.” - Janell Warkentin Today’s featured bookcaster is a mom, wife, thought healer, empath, seasoned intuitive energy healer, learning specialist, and professional horse trainer, Janell Warkentin. Janell and I had a fun on a bun chat about her book, “At the Red Barn ‘I Need a New Horse’”, lessons learned from her equine companions, how dyslexia became her superpower, and more!! Key Things You’ll Learn: How horses healed Janell and helped her reconnect with her intuitive gifts What thought healing is and how it reconnects individuals with...
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Ep. 786 – Claim Your Inner Warrior Badass with Kate McKay (@Katemckay18)
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"I'm only positive because I got knocked down so hard a few different times in my life.” – Kate McKay Today’s featured international bestselling bookcaster is a mom, transformational speaker, business consultant, fitness guru, award-winning bodybuilder, and Certified High-Performance Coach, Kate McKay. Kate and I had a fun on a bun chat about her books, her approach to book writing, and more to unlock your inherent greatness! Key Things You’ll Learn: What major setback led to Kate create more success Why sharing our stories can uplift and inspire those around us Why...
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Ep. 785 – The Enjoyment Gap with Mandy Barbee Lanier (@mandyblanier)
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“It doesn't have to take a long time. You just have to address the right problem in the right way.” - Mandy Barbee Lanier Today’s featured author is wife, decorated performance coach, US Air Force veteran, certified clinical hypnotherapist, and the founder of Palladium Mind Inc., Mandy Barbee Lanier. Mandy and I had a fun on a bun hat about her 1st book, “The Enjoyment Gap: Realize Indestructible Happiness & Start Savoring Your Success”, what to expect from her book, the importance of mental health in the workplace, and more!! Key Things You’ll Learn: How Mandy...
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Ep. 784 – How to Silence Your Inner Negativity with Jeff Butorac
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The controllables are a big thing that people stress over. Focus less on the things that you have zero control over. Today’s featured author is a coach, entrepreneur, keynote speaker, and tennis lover, Jeff Butorac. Jeff and I had a fun on a bun chat about his podcast, “Inner Rival: Silencing the Negativity Within”, the importance of adapting coaching methods to individual needs, the importance of curiosity, and more!! Key Things You’ll Learn: What lessons learned from his time in the NCAA as a coach transferred to his current business as a speaker How he overcame his...
info_outline“You can't win with everybody, but you can win with yourself, so why not bet on you?” – Karin Freeland
Today’s featured award-winning bestselling bookcaster is a mom, wife, actress, recovered corporate workaholic, and multi-certified life reinvention coach, Karin Freeland. Karin and I had a fun on a bun chat about her book, “Grab Life By the Dreams: The Essential Guide to Getting Unstuck and Living Your Purpose”, the value of journaling, and tons more!!
Key Things You’ll Learn:
What inspired her to launch a podcast after the success of her first book
Why it’s important to reflect and be kind to yourself
Her EDIT coaching approach to help others live a regret-proof life
What major lesson Karin learned from one of her coaching clients that made her a better coach
Karin’s Site: https://www.karinfreeland.com/
Karin’s Books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B09CJ2P6VN/allbooks
Karin’s Podcast, “Rock Your Reinvention: Tips For High-Achieving Career Women”: https://rockyourreinvention.buzzsprout.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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