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Douglas Lynam - Using the Enneagram to Blend Spiritual Wisdom and Money Mastery 09/08/2025

Holiday Special Rebroadcast - Jim Murphy: Inner Excellence 09/01/2025

Holiday Special Rebroadcast - Jim Murphy: Inner Excellence DESCRIPTION: Jim Murphy, author of Inner Excellence: Train Your Mind For Extraordinary Performance and The Best Possible Life, has been a professional baseball player in the Chicago Cubs organization. Jim Murphy’s sense of worth revolved around his performance. He was focused on achievement but also afraid of failure. When he started coaching professional and Olympic athletes, he often encountered the same mindset. He became obsessed with learning how the best in the world performed with poise under pressure. Inner Excellence is the life guide that has empowered athletes and developed world champions, and most importantly, transformed their hearts and minds. This step-by-step training manual from one of the world's top mental skills coaches will teach you how to train your mind like the very best. After years of research, interviews, and writing, Jim will share how to develop self-mastery and let go of what you can’t control, explain how to overcome anxiety and build powerful mental habit, give tips for removing mental blocks and share how to release limiting beliefs. About Jim Murphy: #1 New York Times bestselling author Jim Murphy is a Performance Coach to some of the best athletes and leaders in the world. He began his career as a professional baseball player in the Chicago Cubs organization. After experiencing vision issues that ended his playing career, Murphy coached with the Texas Rangers as well as the South African Olympic baseball team. He has worked with some of the world’s best golfers, including world champions, FedEx Cup champions, and world #1’s. The majority of Murphy’s clients have the best year of their careers in their first year working with him. In addition tocoaching professional athletes and executives, Murphy leads Inner Excellence off site retreats around the globe. He is the president of the Inner Excellence Freedom Project whose mission is to build communities to alleviate spiritual and physical poverty around the world. https://innerexcellence.com/ https://www.instagram.com/innerexcellencejimmurphy/ /episode/index/show/31738a17-8652-45a9-83f2-9bbf39c9761d/id/37709690

Andre Norman - Ambassador of Hope: Turning Poverty and Prison into a Purpose-Driven Life 08/25/2025

Daniel Miller - THE WAY OF THE WAVE: Nature's Model for Navigating Life's Currents 08/18/2025

Michelle Blood - Manifestation Through The Power Of Mysticism 08/11/2025

Paula Marshall - Finding the Soul of Big Business 08/04/2025

Paula Marshall - Finding the Soul of Big Business DESCRIPTION: Paula Marshall, Author of Finding the Soul of Big Business, is the CEO of the Bama Companies, Inc, which manufactures oven-ready products for customers in the quick-service and casual restaurant industry and private label products for retail in more than 17 countries. In her book, she speaks about the lessons and distinctions she has learned and applied to her intentions as a CEO. With recognition of each employee, vendor and customer's own journeys and the collective steps to become the journey of Bama Companies, Inc. Paula is the founder of Paula Marshall Foundation, which builds schools in Ghana for children to provides education that offers an opportunity for a new life. In this episode, Paula talks about food safety week that is global, dealing with fear of uncertainty at work and home, the schools her foundation has built in Ghana to provide education for children and adolescents, and how entrepreneurs and executives need similar skills to success. GUEST BIO As Bama’s Chief Executive Officer, Paula provides strategic leadership and direction to the entire organization. Her vision stands as a beacon for Bama team members, inspiring the organization to achieve the Bama mission – “People Helping People Be Successful”. Paula assumed responsibility as CEO of the Bama Companies in 1984, which now includes Bama Pie, Bama Foods, Bama Frozen Dough, Beijing Bama and Bama Europa. Under her leadership, Bama has expanded to provide a wide variety of frozen desserts and baked goods to fast food chains and casual and family dining restaurants. Paula received her Bachelor of Science in business from Oklahoma City University (OCU) in 1982, and her PhD in commercial science, also from OCU, in 1993. Paula is the author of four books and believes all business people must embrace both entrepreneurship and management to succeed. /episode/index/show/31738a17-8652-45a9-83f2-9bbf39c9761d/id/37363885

Diana McLain Smith: Working Together for a Better Future 07/28/2025

Diana McLain Smith: Working Together for a Better Future EPISODE DESCRIPTION:Diana McLain Smith is the author of the new book, Remaking the Space Between Us: How Citizens Can Work Together to Build a Better Future for All. She has spent the past 35+ years as a renowned thought leader and systems change expert helping organizations transform conflict into a constructive force for change. Every day, the news delivers the same story: as a nation, we are so divided, we spend more time picking fights than solving our most urgent problems. It's exhausting and exasperating. In Remaking the Space Between Us, Smith invites us to see what lies behind this story: a growing trend in which more and more of us are seeking refuge in like-minded groups while distancing from groups different from our own. Although it's a natural response to the uncertainty and adversity of the past fifty years, this trend is fraying our social fabric, negatively affecting our politics, and weakening the moral foundation upon which our future together rests. Despite all we are up against, Smith shows why we need not—and why we must not—give up on each other or give into forces so overwhelming they make us feel powerless. Through emotionally affecting stories, Smith recounts how tens of thousands of citizens across the U.S. are working together under the radar to bridge divides, heal our nation, and rebuild our democracy. Diana will discuss tools and insights to help people better relate to those on the opposite side of their political spectrum and to work together to find solutions to our most pressing challenges and work alongside each other to create a future that is better for all. DIANA MCLAIN SMITH has spent the past 35+ years helping organizations transform intergroup conflict into a powerful force for change. She has led change initiatives in a wide range of contexts – from Fortune 500 companies to cutting edge nonprofits – and her groundbreaking Leading Through Relationships (LTR) approach has been used by thousands of teams and organizations around the world to break free of intractable conflict and co-create powerful change. She is a former Partner at Monitor Group Consulting, former Chair of Monitor University, and former Chief Executive Partner at New Profit, and the author of , , the co-author of with Chris Argyris and Robert Putnam. She has served as an advisor to the Harvard Negotiation Project and the Rebuild Congress Initiative. She holds Masters and Doctorate degrees from Harvard University. ()() ) Website: /episode/index/show/31738a17-8652-45a9-83f2-9bbf39c9761d/id/34959060

Shawn Quirk: From Filmmaker to Festival Director 07/21/2025

Shawn Quirk: From Filmmaker to Festival Director Rhode Island International Film Festival Shawn Quirk, executive director of the 2025 Rhode Island International Film Festival, joins us to discuss missions of the festival, as well as what the festival has to offer. Now in its 28th year, the FLICKERS' RHODE ISLAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL celebrates the independent spirit in film and has become a haven for independent filmmakers from throughout the world. In 2024, the Festival presented 350 films representing works that were shot and produced in 106 countries. There were 94 World Premieres and US/North American Premieres. Expanding the Festival to its pre-covid presence was the goal of the 2024 event, which maximized its in-person screening offerings, expanded its industry panel events, and hosted numerous receptions, galas, and industry mixers throughout the week. This, along with expanded outdoor screening options (both on the coast and within Providence) allowed the festival to raise the bar yet again in its industry presence and ever growing audience following both home and abroad. FLICKERS is a 501(c)(3) non-profit arts organization that supports and promotes the film arts in Rhode Island and throughout New England. Over the past two decades, its production, the Rhode Island International Film Festival, has screened 6,720 independent films and videos out of 87,532 entries, presented 1,621 World/North American premieres, featured over 1,350 entries that were locally produced, and hosted 4,582 filmmakers and crew. Since its inception, over 595,000 film lovers, in-person and online, have enjoyed the Rhode Island International Film Festival and its programming, not including those in New England watching its weekly broadcast and cable programming series, doubleFEATURE, now in its ninth season. ABOUT SHAWN QUIRK Shawn Quirk is the executive director of the Rhode Island International Film Festival. He previously worked as the lead programmer, where he scheduled events and organized different areas of the festival. Before taking these positions, Shawn was an independent filmmaker, artist, and scholar who has directed a number of short films and short documentaries. His film “Ouroboros” won the Audience Choice Award at the Spokane International Film Festival in 2008 and his film “The Coast” premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2010. After receiving his Bachelor of Science in Film Production from Boston University, he worked for two years as an English assistant in France for l’Éducation nationale. During his time abroad he became involved with a number of film productions in both Belgium and France, which included camera work for the two-time Palme d'or winning Dardennes Brothers on their film “Le gamin au vélo” (The Kid with the Bike). https://www.instagram.com/flickers.riiff/ /episode/index/show/31738a17-8652-45a9-83f2-9bbf39c9761d/id/35224375

Jim Murphy: Inner Excellence 07/14/2025

Jim Murphy: Inner Excellence DESCRIPTION: Jim Murphy, author of Inner Excellence: Train Your Mind For Extraordinary Performance and The Best Possible Life, has been a professional baseball player in the Chicago Cubs organization. Jim Murphy’s sense of worth revolved around his performance. He was focused on achievement but also afraid of failure. When he started coaching professional and Olympic athletes, he often encountered the same mindset. He became obsessed with learning how the best in the world performed with poise under pressure. Inner Excellence is the life guide that has empowered athletes and developed world champions, and most importantly, transformed their hearts and minds. This step-by-step training manual from one of the world's top mental skills coaches will teach you how to train your mind like the very best. After years of research, interviews, and writing, Jim will share how to develop self-mastery and let go of what you can’t control, explain how to overcome anxiety and build powerful mental habit, give tips for removing mental blocks and share how to release limiting beliefs. About Jim Murphy: #1 New York Times bestselling author Jim Murphy is a Performance Coach to some of the best athletes and leaders in the world. He began his career as a professional baseball player in the Chicago Cubs organization. After experiencing vision issues that ended his playing career, Murphy coached with the Texas Rangers as well as the South African Olympic baseball team. He has worked with some of the world’s best golfers, including world champions, FedEx Cup champions, and world #1’s. The majority of Murphy’s clients have the best year of their careers in their first year working with him. In addition tocoaching professional athletes and executives, Murphy leads Inner Excellence off site retreats around the globe. He is the president of the Inner Excellence Freedom Project whose mission is to build communities to alleviate spiritual and physical poverty around the world. https://innerexcellence.com/ https://www.instagram.com/innerexcellencejimmurphy/ /episode/index/show/31738a17-8652-45a9-83f2-9bbf39c9761d/id/36852805

Ilene Dillon - Emotions in Motion: Mastering Life’s Built-in Navigation System 07/07/2025

Virginia Deluca: Insights on Love & Lost Later In Life 06/30/2025

Sid Stockdale : Lessons Learned From War 06/23/2025

Sid Stockdale : Lessons Learned From War Reflections and Lessons Learned from a POW Father For the first time, Sid Stockdale, one of four Stockdale children, tells stories from his 8- year experience (from age 11 to 19) while his father was a POW in the Hanoi Hilton and his mother started The National League of Families of POWs and the Missing in Southeast Asia. Sid will discuss his experiences of these years of trauma in a new memoir, “A World Apart – Growing Up Stockdale During Vietnam.” Major themes include dealing with the loss of Sid's father emotionally and the long term uncertainty with him a POW; coping with his mother’s physical and emotional exhaustion and eventually her severe depression; coping with his brother Stan’s emotional blindness and its impact on his mother; coming to know the “Sid” that emerged at boarding school surrounded by a healthy and safe culture; the joy of his father’s release and return; the beauty of getting to know his father and witnessing the strength, courage, and determination of both my parents who were an exceptional couple. ABOUT SID STOCKDALE Sid Stockdale, class of 1973 is the son of distinguished military hero, . Sid Stockdale was eleven years old when his father’s US Navy fighter jet was shot down over North Vietnam and he was held a POW in the infamous “Hanoi Hilton” for the next seven years. Sid authored a memoir, about his father and his time as a POW during Vietnam, titled . It wasn’t supposed to be a book.But when Sid Stockdale was sent a copy of his mom’s diary in 2016, a year after her passing, he started journaling. Once he started, he didn’t stop. Sid was only eleven years old when his father, Vice Admiral James Stockdale, was shot down in his Navy fighter jet and captured in North Vietnam in 1965. Stockdale was held as a prisoner of war in the “Hanoi Hilton” for seven years, four of them in solitary confinement (two of them blind-folded) while his mom, Sybil, was left raise four boys and await his return. The words in Sybil’s diary filled in the missing pieces of Sid’s memories, allowing him to reconcile a tumultuous childhood of nightmarish proportions with the strength and love of his family. /episode/index/show/31738a17-8652-45a9-83f2-9bbf39c9761d/id/36338145

Paula Marshall: Finding the Soul of Big Business 06/16/2025

Amy Friedman & Leticia Longoria-Navarro 06/09/2025

Amy Friedman & Leticia Longoria-Navarro Support for Teens with Incarcerated Family Members For most teens, home is a place where they can be themselves, where they can relax and breathe, and where they feel safe, nourished, and valued. For teens who carry the weight of having a loved one incarcerated or deported, home is also a place where they are not judged, where they are seen, heard, and respected by adults, and where they find unexpected connections with teens in similar situations. In the arts-based support meetings provided by The PATHfinder (Paving a Trail of Hope) and POPS (Pain of the Prison System) Clubs, these young people have a place that, in their words, “feels like home.” Drawing on their understanding of innocent young people who have been traumatized and stigmatized by their association with the criminal justice system, Friedman, as well as Leticia Longoria-Navarro and Victor Trillo of the PATHfinder Network, as well as youth they serve, will discuss, Supporting teens affected by parental incarceration and emotional struggles is critical—safe spaces like The PATHfinder and POPS Clubs help them share pain, build judgment-free friendships, and express themselves through writing and art. Schools and communities must promote mental health awareness, challenge stigma, and create empowering environments that foster healing, connection, and activism. Amy Friedman Leticia Longoria-Navarro ABOUT THE AUTHORS: Amy Friedman an author, Out of the Woods Press editor, and criminal justice activist, founded in 2013, with her second husband, Dennis Danziger, a writer and high school teacher, as an inclusive space for youth who have been stigmatized and silenced by their experiences with the criminal justice system. Having been previously married to a man who was in prison, Amy’s stepdaughters inspired her to find a way to support youth in ways that her girls never were. From a single club at Venice High School in Los Angeles, POPS the Club expanded to schools across the country. Leticia Longoria Navvarro is the Executive Director of The Pathfinder Network, a nonprofit that provides justice system-impacted individuals and families the tools and support they need to be safe and thrive in our communities. Having been personally impacted by parental and family incarceration, Leticia is an expert on the profound impact of incarceration on the whole family. She is an advocate and founding team member of The PATHfinder Club. /episode/index/show/31738a17-8652-45a9-83f2-9bbf39c9761d/id/36187775

Olivia Chadwick & Garnet Morris - In 17 RUNS: The Unbeaten Path to Unlock Life's True Potential 06/02/2025

Olivia Chadwick & Garnet Morris - In 17 RUNS: The Unbeaten Path to Unlock Life's True Potential UNLOCKING LIFE'S TRUE POTENTIAL Olivia Chadwick—a personal trainer, young mother, and her family’s primary breadwinner—first met insurance magnate Garnet Morris before dawn on a winter morning in Saskatoon, Canada. Her task was to help prepare her new client for the grueling, 100-mile Kananaskis relay. She knew very little about him going into it, except that he could be unpredictable and they were separated by a generation—at the time, Garnet was just over 50 and Olivia was approaching 30. Yet gradually, their training sessions led to profound conversations and a life-changing bond. In 17 RUNS: The Unbeaten Path to Unlock Life's True Potential Olivia Chadwick and Garnet Morris chart the course of their year-long journey of discovery and mutual transformation. Through opening up to one another during their runs, Olivia and Garnet learned that they had experienced similar troubled childhoods and struggles with loss. What’s more, they shared similar values. While coaching Garnet, Olivia came to realize that she needed coaching herself—on self-esteem and self-forgiveness. And Garnet, who had lost 130 pounds, quit smoking, and rebounded from bankruptcy to build a phenomenally successful new business, needed a reminder on the renewing power of friendship. Honoring all the emotional, philosophical, and deeply personal topics they discussed, again and again, Olivia Chadwick and Garnet Morris can offer the benefit of their insights and wisdom to inspire your audience to re-envision what is possible, overcome obstacles, and find the strength and confidence to run toward a life they truly choose. Along with a gift for telling stories—some heartbreaking, others heartwarming and amusing—with meaningful lessons, Olivia and Garnet have developed exercises to help anyone move from feeling hopeless and stuck, based on where they are, to finding a way up. Dynamic speakers and true believers in their life transforming message, Olivia and Garnet can also share their secrets for cultivating resilience, the power of celebrating your idiosyncrasies, and the magic that happens when you surround yourself with supportive, caring people—your chosen family. https://literarytitan.com/tag/garnet-morris/ ABOUT THE AUTHORS: OLIVIA CHADWICK, MSc Kinesiology, is a mental performance coach, certified exercise physiologist, podcaster, speaker and founder of Movement Medicine, a first-of-its-kind coaching practice consisting of an integrated team of world class leaders in the application of exercise science. As the host of the “She Knew Better” podcast, she aims to showcase guests that offer expert and loving advice to help us overcome life’s challenges, deal with mistakes and setbacks, and level up. Chadwick lives in Saskatoon in Saskatchewan, Canada. 17 Runs is her first book. GARNET MORRIS is an entrepreneur with over 40 years of experience in the insurance industry. With only a high school education, he founded The Targeted Strategies Group (TTSG), the premier Canadian brokerage firm dedicated to helping entrepreneurs and their families protect, preserve and optimize their net worth through life insurance policies. At the age of 40, he transformed his health by losing 130 pounds, after which he became passionate about personal fitness, self-development and lifelong learning. Morris was born and raised in small towns in Saskatchewan, where he still resides. 17 Runs is his first book. /episode/index/show/31738a17-8652-45a9-83f2-9bbf39c9761d/id/36188100

Bill Hanney : Theatre by the Sea and North Shore Music Theatre 05/26/2025

Bill Hanney : Theatre by the Sea and North Shore Music Theatre Bill Hanney, is owner and producer of Theatre By The Sea in Wakefield, Rhode Island and North Shore Music Theatre in Beverly, Massachusetts. Theatre By The Sea, which is on the National Register of Historic places and is located on the ancestral lands of the Narragansett People, has had many incarnations over the years. Bill Hanney purchased the property and historic theatre in 2007 and the theatre continues to produce a four-musical subscription season along with a children's theatre series. Since 1955, North Shore Music Theatre has become one of the most attended theatres in New England, with approximately 250,000 patrons annually. With a national and regional reputation for artistic achievement, NSMT has received numerous industry awards. It continues to annually produce a musical subscription series, celebrity concerts and children's programming along with year-round education programs. Bill Hanney's company, Entertainment Cinemas, currently owns and operates seven movie theaters across four states. He is an award winning business owner and has been recognized as business person of the year. Bill will discuss the seasons shows at both theatres with a behind the scenes look at the making of the shows. ABOUT BILL HANNEY Bill Hanney (Owner/Producer) is honored and proud to have been responsible for the re-opening of the nationally renowned North Shore Music Theatre in 2010. Aside from his work operating North Shore Music Theatre, one of Bill's crowning achievements was the 2007 purchase and re-opening of Theatre By The Sea, a landmark 500 seat professional summer theatre and restaurant, which is entering its seventeenth successful year of operation in Matunuck, RI. Bill was a co-producer on the Broadway play, The Shark Is Broken, and recently co-produced a New York City workshop of The SeaView Nursing Home for the Newly Deceased. Bill was also an investor in the Tony Award-winning Broadway revival of Pippin, as well as the First National Tour. Bill is currently expanding his group of live theatres. He began his career in show business at age 19, leasing and developing movie theaters, including his first multiplex in Quincy, Massachusetts. Before long, he was booking rock shows (Jefferson Starship, Rush) and other types of live entertainment, which eventually led to the presenting and producing of Broadway productions. One such show was an appearance by the legendary mime artist, Marcel Marceau. As president of Broadway Productions, Bill presented national tours such as Annie, Amadeus, Dancin', Peter Pan, Rocky Horror Show and Mark Twain starring Hal Holbrook, throughout New England including Worcester, Springfield, Portland, Maine and Boston. Throughout his career, Bill has stayed focused on his movie theatre chain having bought, built, owned, operated, and sold more than 30 cinemas. His company, Entertainment Cinemas, currently operates six movie complexes in three states. In 2009, Bill is currently Chairman of the Board of the Theatre Owners of New England. Bill has been named to the North Shore Top 100 by the North Shore Chamber of Commerce. He received the Leslie S. Ray Hall of Fame Award (2015) and Businessperson of the Year Award (2012) from the Greater Beverly Chamber of Commerce, as well as Businessperson of the Year from the Salem Chamber of Commerce (2011). /episode/index/show/31738a17-8652-45a9-83f2-9bbf39c9761d/id/35966790

Gary Zelinksi : A Walk Among Heroes 05/19/2025

Herb Weiss: Aging Boldly 05/12/2025

Herb Weiss: Aging Boldly Herb Weiss has had a distinguished journalism career, gaining national and state recognition as an expert on aging, healthcare, and medical issues. Throughout his 45-year writing career, Herb has authored or co-authored over 1,100 articles in national and Rhode Island newspapers and trade publications.The James P. Adams Library at Rhode Island College (RIC) will house digital copies of all his published articles, along with copies of reports written, newsletters and newspapers that he has edited. This collection, titled, “Herb Weiss papers,” covers 45 years of reporting on health care aging and medical issues, will be available to RIC students, researchers and health care programs across the nation. Herb will discuss his three volume books Taking Charge: Stories on Aging Boldly, where he covers issues on aging including care, retirement and leisure, mental health, care-giving and sage advice on how to age gracefully. The stories in his books provide research findings, aging policy updates and practical tools to live a happy, fully engaged and empowered life in their later years. He will also share interviews with experts and everyday people who have shared their keen observations about growing older. LINKS: https://www.linkedin.com/in/herbweiss/ ABOUT HERB WEISS Herb Weiss, has had a distinguished journalism career, gaining national and state recognition as an expert on aging, healthcare, and medical issues. In September 2022, Herb was appointed Deputy Director of Senior Services at the Leon Mathieu Senior Center. In Pawtucket Rhode Island, Herb writes a weekly “Age Beat” editorial on aging issues for the Blackstone Valley Call & Times (formerly the Pawtucket Times and Woonsocket Call, from 2000-2004 and 2012 to present) and RI News Today (since 2019). Since 2016, his cover stories also appear in Senior Digest, a monthly publication for seniors. He is a published author of three books. Throughout his 45-year writing career, Herb has authored or co-authored over 1,100 articles in national and Rhode Island newspapers and trade publications. The James P. Adams Library at Rhode Island College (RIC) will house digital copies of all his published articles, along with copies of reports written, newsletters and newspapers that he has edited. This collection, titled, “Herb Weiss papers,” covers 45 years of reporting on health care aging and medical issues, will be available to RIC students, researchers and health care programs across the nation. From 1985 to 1993, he oversaw editorial content for seven nationally published trade newsletters and newspapers, including roles as Founding Editor of Aging Network News and Senior Living (now Prime Time), and editor of various medical-related newsletters. /episode/index/show/31738a17-8652-45a9-83f2-9bbf39c9761d/id/35965270

Gail Lukaisk : What They Never Told Us 05/05/2025

Gail Lukaisk : What They Never Told Us Gail Lukaisk is freelance writer, editor, college lecturer, and author. She will discuss her new book "What They Never Told Us", which us tells the stories of ordinary people who made extraordinary, life-changing discoveries. These discoveries are about their parentage and/or race and ethnicity that fractured their identities and prompted two fundamental questions: Who are we? And what exactly is family? Gail will also the devastating psychological trauma of uncovering a hidden family secret with all the twists and turns of a mystery novel, starting with how the discovery was made; to why it was kept secret. LINKS; Today Show appearance: ABOUT GAIL LUKAISK Gail Lukasik is a freelance writer, editor, college lecturer, and the author of the bestselling book White Like Her: My Family's Story of Race and Racial Passing, which the Washington Post named "One of the Most Inspiring Stories of 2017." Gail has appeared on PBS's Genealogy Roadshow, BBC World News, and NBC's Megyn Kelly Today. She is also a contributor at the Washington Post and the author of several mystery novels featuring the character Leigh Girard. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Gail grew up in the suburb of Parma. Her mother, an avid moviegoer, took her Friday nights to the local movie theater. That’s where she fell in love with stories of all kinds. Her dream was to be a movie star, a ballerina or a writer. As luck would have it, she realized two of her three dreams. She was a member of the Cleveland Civic Ballet Company. And she’s the author of five mystery novels, a memoir, a book of poetry, and numerous poems, essays, and short stories. After earning a PhD and MA in English with a specialization in writing poetry, Gail decided to write a mystery novel at the urging of her son. Destroying Angels, the first book in her Leigh Girard mystery series, was described by Kirkus Reviews as “a riveting debut thriller.” She went on to write two more books in the series, Death’s Door and Peak Season for Murder, which won a Lovey Award for Best Traditional Sleuth. The Lost Artist, her stand-alone mystery, reflected her love of the visual arts and 19th century history. /episode/index/show/31738a17-8652-45a9-83f2-9bbf39c9761d/id/35964260

Dr Will Aguila: Weight Loss and Obesity 04/28/2025

Nancy Seabold: The Congruent Rhyme of Opposites: A Spiritual Perspective on Intimacy 04/21/2025

Paula Marshall: Finding the Soul of Big Business 04/14/2025

Ed McDonough: Leveraging Buyer Psychology 04/07/2025

Dr. Gary Wohlman: Creating and Delivering Effective Presentations 12/18/2024

Sponsors of the Future: Supporting Neurodivergent Communities 03/24/2025

Sponsors of the Future: Supporting Neurodivergent Communities Sponsors of the Future, a nonprofit organization incorporated in EG, Rhode Island, is dedicated to facilitating strong connections between local communities and businesses to create a more significant impact in neurodivergent communities. Suzy and Janice from SoF will discuss how they create community programs for everyone with the mission to connect the different stakeholders to form ecosystems that support the neurodivergent community and others, through education, advocacy, and inclusion. Their mission is to connect different stakeholders to form ecosystems that support the neurodivergent community, through education, advocacy, and inclusion for a brighter, more independent future. ABOUT: Suzy Im is the co-founder and managing partner of Sponsors of the Future. As an educator and author of two books, including youth leadership communication and life skills, she is passionate about developing programs that meet the needs of neurodivergent kids. Suzy has taken it upon herself to take on a key gap that current healthcare systems fail to address. In co-founding SoF, Suzy’s vision is to create an ecosystem that families can rely on to help children with disabilities accomplish what others say is impossible. Janice Dru-Bennett, head of philanthropy and advocacy at SOF, is committed to helping to make the world a better place. With a degree in politics and a Visual Arts certificate from Princeton University, she taps into extensive networks and groups, actively fundraising and supporting community initiatives. She has served on multiple non-profit boards, including as former Board Chair of the Center for Election Science. She also started an initiative called "Hearts and Minds Connect" when she was in high school to integrate students of all backgrounds and abilities in an after school program. As a mother and community member, her mission is to help others thrive on health and wellbeing, advance sustainability, and champion diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, accessibility, and allyship. /episode/index/show/31738a17-8652-45a9-83f2-9bbf39c9761d/id/35699975

Bill Kole: Super Aging At 100 03/17/2025

Forrest Rivers: Humanity's Spiritual Rebirth 12/18/2024

Michelle Gladieux : Communicate With Courage 12/18/2024

Paula Marshall: Finding the Soul of Big Business 12/18/2024

Encore - Barbara Biziou: Rituals as a Roadmap for Everyday Life 02/10/2025

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