Values Based Life
This is the Values Based Life podcast, where people who are committed to living in alignment with what is most important to them gather to learn and connect with like minded people.
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Mentor Series: Howard Martin
12/28/2025
Mentor Series: Howard Martin
Howard Martin brings more than thirty years of experience in business and personal development to the position of Executive Vice President, Strategic Development. Howard’s responsibilities include global alliances, marketing, and program and product development. Howard has been instrumental in assisting Doc Childre in the development and teaching of HeartMath’s programs since its inception. He speaks internationally on the HeartMath approach to advancing human performance that is based on compelling scientific research linking heart function with health, emotional well-being and intelligence. Howard is co-author with Doc Childre of The HeartMath Solution, published in 2000 by Harper San Francisco. He also developed Nightingale-Conant’s tape series, “The HeartMath Method.” Howard is a dynamic speaker, and has delivered hundreds of workshops and keynote addresses to audiences ranging from corporations, to the armed forces, to educators, families, and human service providers. As a key spokesperson for HeartMath, he has conducted hundreds of media interviews. His appearances include CNN Headline News, U.P.I. Radio network, WNBC-TV-New York, WGN-TV-Chicago, Discovery Channel-Beyond 2000, CBN/Canada, New Women, Muscle and Fitness, San Francisco Chronicle, Billboard, and the Boston Globe. This episode is part of a new chapter of the Values Based Life podcast, the “Mentor Series.” The Mentor Series features executives and other leaders from organizations that have a proven track record of operating in alignment with their mission, vision, purpose and values. By doing this they have created truly engaging cultures - environments where people love to work. The purpose of the Mentor Series is to highlight these committed organizations and share their stories with other leaders so everyone can see the huge benefits of being a Values Based Organization. We hope you enjoy listening to the Mentor Series episodes as much as I have enjoyed being in amazing conversations with these remarkable leaders.
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Mentor Series: Faith Best
12/02/2025
Mentor Series: Faith Best
Faith Best is a licensed clinical social worker and mental health leader with nearly fifteen years of experience connecting at-risk individuals to life-saving care. As Director of Clinical Operations at NeuroFlow, a leading behavioral health technology company, she oversees teams dedicated to identifying vulnerable populations and bridging critical gaps in mental health services. Faith brings clinical expertise in suicide prevention, crisis intervention, and trauma treatment, with specialized training in measurement-based care approaches. Her career spans direct clinical practice as a therapist and supervisor across diverse settings—including outpatient clinics, partial hospitalization programs, and mobile crisis response—treating children, adults, and families facing acute mental health challenges. Recognizing that great care starts with great teams, Faith is dedicated to developing clinical cultures where staff feel supported, engaged, and empowered to create lasting change. This episode is part of a new chapter of the Values Based Life podcast, the “Mentor Series.” The Mentor Series features executives and other leaders from organizations that have a proven track record of operating in alignment with their mission, vision, purpose and values. By doing this they have created truly engaging cultures - environments where people love to work. The purpose of the Mentor Series is to highlight these committed organizations and share their stories with other leaders so everyone can see the huge benefits of being a Values Based Organization. We hope you enjoy listening to the Mentor Series episodes as much as I have enjoyed being in amazing conversations with these remarkable leaders.
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Susan Leahy
12/17/2025
Susan Leahy
Tune in for a chat with Susan Leahy, MA, CSP — a dynamic and values-driven speaker, trainer, and coach who believes the meeting room is one of the most powerful spaces to shape culture and impact lives. As the founder of Robert’s Rules Made Simple, since 2004 she has trained more than 10,000 boards and meeting chairs across North America to run meetings that are not just productive, but healthy. With a master’s degree in behavioral science, Susan teaches that how we meet matters — because the tone and values we bring into the boardroom ripple out to the communities we serve. She specializes in coaching meeting chairs who run meetings that use Robert’s Rules of Order. She helps her meeting chairs to tap into greater personal confidence as well as to up level their professional competence when chairing and leading meetings. The goal is order, respect, and healthy civil discourse. Married happily for 20 years and the mother of two teenagers, Susan has taken her lessons from the boardroom to the bedroom through Susan’s Rules of Relationship Coaching and Training Experience, helping individuals and couples to bring order, consistency, love, and deeper intimacy into their most important relationships. Her energy is infectious, her message heartfelt, and her mission simple yet profound: bring more humanity, care, and values into every room you walk into—because meetings (personal and professional) shape lives.
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Mentor Series: Clarence Hairston-Bellotti
12/14/2025
Mentor Series: Clarence Hairston-Bellotti
Clarence Hairston is the Director of Content Operations at Tempo, leading Fitness Operations and Content Production. A U.S. Air Force veteran with a background in performance and leadership, he’s helped shape Tempo’s on-camera experience and grow its world-class coaching team. His global travels and passion for building community through movement continue to inspire the innovative, human-centered fitness experiences he creates today. This episode is part of a new chapter of the Values Based Life podcast, the “Mentor Series.” The Mentor Series features executives and other leaders from organizations that have a proven track record of operating in alignment with their mission, vision, purpose and values. By doing this they have created truly engaging cultures - environments where people love to work. The purpose of the Mentor Series is to highlight these committed organizations and share their stories with other leaders so everyone can see the huge benefits of being a Values Based Organization. We hope you enjoy listening to the Mentor Series episodes as much as I have enjoyed being in amazing conversations with these remarkable leaders.
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Laurie Seymour
12/10/2025
Laurie Seymour
Host of Wisdom Talk Radio, International Executive Mentor and Certified Master Trainer, Laurie Seymour, M.A., is the founder and CEO of The Baca Institute. She is the author of Unconditional Remembrance: Your Connection to Source. Over twenty-five years ago, Laurie was honored to receive the stewardship of a special energetic technology, Turaya Touch© and Turaya Meditation©, that activates your connection with Source, raising your vibration and amplifying your ability to create from the infinite field of potential. Laurie is the creator of the Quantum Connection Process, helping you build a program, business, and life that expresses your divine blueprint, AND gives you the financial flow you deserve with the time, health, and well-being to enjoy it.
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Mentor Series: Kirk Monson
12/07/2025
Mentor Series: Kirk Monson
Kirk Monson sets the vision and strategic direction for Beta Bionics' brand, product positioning, messaging, and growth strategy. He brings over 16 years of leadership experience in diabetes medical devices, with deep expertise in product marketing, commercial strategy, and market development. Prior to joining Beta Bionics, he held multiple senior leadership roles at Medtronic Diabetes across marketing, business development, and commercial operations. Kirk is passionate about building high-performing teams and elevating the voice of people living with diabetes through authentic, insight-driven marketing. He holds an MBA from the Wharton School, a Master of International Studies from the University of Pennsylvania and a Master of Biostatistics from the University of Michigan. This episode is part of a new chapter of the Values Based Life podcast, the “Mentor Series.” The Mentor Series features executives and other leaders from organizations that have a proven track record of operating in alignment with their mission, vision, purpose and values. By doing this they have created truly engaging cultures - environments where people love to work. The purpose of the Mentor Series is to highlight these committed organizations and share their stories with other leaders so everyone can see the huge benefits of being a Values Based Organization. We hope you enjoy listening to the Mentor Series episodes as much as I have enjoyed being in amazing conversations with these remarkable leaders.
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Lisa Van Zuylen
11/06/2025
Lisa Van Zuylen
Lisa’s journey began in 2006, when she was experiencing anxiety, that was preventing her from moving forward in her life. In that moment, she knew she wanted to find holistic ways to manage stress and anxiety — leading her to explore spiritual and energy-based practices that transformed her life. Lisa has been aligning people with their spiritual, emotional, and physical wellness for over 15 years, helping hundreds of clients find clarity, healing, and renewed purpose. A graduate of the True Insight Spiritual Center in El Segundo, CA, Lisa is certified in reading auras, past lives, and hands-on healing. She is also a certified trauma practitioner and trained in Reiki Tummo. Over the years, her own healing and spiritual growth inspired her to create her signature modality, the Soul Designing Blueprint — a unique approach that helps clients realign their inner world and embody their best life. Known for her joyful presence and grounded wisdom, Lisa brings clarity, compassion, and a deep sense of calm to those seeking transformation. Her work continues to touch lives across the world through private sessions, podcasts, speaking events, and corporate wellness offerings.
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Miranda Holder
11/06/2025
Miranda Holder
Miranda Holder is a career and leadership coach who helps professionals navigate career and leadership transitions. She helps people go from stuck and unsure of what’s next to clear and confident in their next steps so that they can do deeply satisfying and fulfilling work without compromising their time, energy, or resources. As a coach, she had an expansive range of skills, supporting people through the deep, big questions of “What’s next?” to the pragmatic questions of “How do I make that happen?” Miranda developed a proprietary, science-backed approach called the Embodied Intelligence Method. The Embodied Intelligence Method isn't solely about finding the next career; it's about transforming how leaders navigate life’s decisions and questions. It offers a unique blend of applied neuroscience, ancient and athletic wisdom, and cutting-edge somatic practices, packaged in a practical, results-oriented approach.
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Kathy Sparrow
11/06/2025
Kathy Sparrow
Kathy Sparrow is an award-winning author, ghostwriter, screenwriter, and publishing consultant known as the “Literary Midwife” for her two decades of mentoring aspiring writers in nonfiction, fiction, and poetry. Many of her clients have become bestselling authors, secured agents, and achieved traditional publication thanks to her expert book coaching. Named one of LA Weekly’s “Top 15 Book Coaches to Watch in 2023,” Kathy specializes in self-development, leadership, memoir, and children’s books. She co-created the children’s series Stanky & Cece Adventures, now in development as an animated series, and is the author of The Whispered Teachings of Grandmother Trout. Kathy’s work spans anthologies, ghostwriting, and journalism, with bylines in Saltwater Fly Fishing, Hudson Valley Magazine, Indiana Business Magazine, and more. As a university professor, she has taught writing and literature at several institutions. Kathy is a Certified Canfield Trainer in The Success Principles and Canfield Methodologies, and a Master RIM ® facilitator. Kathy relies on the science of success tools to help her clients overcome obstacles and mindset limitations that prevent them from meeting their publishing goals. She holds a master’s degree in English with a concentration on literature and cultural studies, further enhancing her understanding of the written word. Kathy lives in Toluca Lake, (LA), California, with her partner, enjoying yoga, hot indoor cycling, neighborhood walks, and time with family and friends. Visit her websites , , and
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Barry Kleiman
11/06/2025
Barry Kleiman
Barry Kleiman is a social entrepreneur focused on rebuilding the cultural infrastructure of connection. As founder of The Playground Principles™ Movement and author of The Playground Principles: Do Yours Still Matter?, he helps leaders and organizations reclaim the foundational rules — merit, accountability, fairness, trust, and shared success — that made us civil. Drawing on decades as an executive search professional and executive coach, Barry combines systems thinking with street-level wisdom. A self-described "75-year-old kid from a Philly playground," he brings tangibility to principles that sound abstract—proving that everything begins with personal leadership before scaling to the cultural transformation necessary to drive highly functional organizations. Connection is currency. Connection with self is oxygen.
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Eva Kennedy
11/06/2025
Eva Kennedy
Eva M. Kennedy is a life coach, speaker, and author who empowers women — particularly mature Millennials and young Boomers — to reconnect with their core values, navigate life’s transitions with confidence, and take bold, intentional steps toward the life they truly desire. She is the founder of the 1 Million Women, 1 Million Steps movement and creator of multiple workshops, including U Have the Power and Step Into Your Power — a free 5- day Activate & Accelerate course designed to help women take their first bold step toward meaningful change. Eva’s work is rooted in authenticity, clarity, and personal transformation. Drawing from her own midlife transition, corporate leadership background, and health journey, she helps women transform internal obstacles into growth opportunities and reclaim their personal power. Eva’s message is grounded, inspiring, and deeply aligned with the values-based life approach. Learn more at
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Dr. Miriam Sekandi
10/04/2025
Dr. Miriam Sekandi
Dr. Miriam Sekandi is a seasoned educator, keynote speaker, and international best-selling author of It Takes a Village to Wreck a Child. She is on a mission to interrupt generational trauma and cultural conditioning patterns through her signature S.A.C.R.E.D Communication Method - a healing centered framework designed to stop emotional pain from being passed down like hand-me-downs in families. Born and raised in Uganda, Miriam grew up navigating the tension between traditional culture and Christian values. After immigrating to Canada and raising four children across continents, she had a powerful realization: she was unconsciously re-enacting the very same trauma-shaped patterns that had plagued her childhood. That cycle had to end, for her, and for every parent and leader unknowingly repeating the same patterns. Today, Miriam equips parents with emotional fluency and relational intelligence, so their children don't have inherit a generational trauma legacy.
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Alison Pena
09/05/2025
Alison Pena
Alison Pena is a NYC-based widow, grief resilience coach, featured guest expert on 100 podcasts and co-hosts the GRIEF BeLIEF podcast. Bestselling author of The Bad Widow Guide to Life After Loss: Moving Through Grief to Live and Love Again, her article about being a caregiver for her 101-year-old MIL was published in Business Insider in September 2024. Links: for your free Grief Guide on how to move forward back to joy after a loss - Life After Grief newsletter
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Tenea Nelson
09/05/2025
Tenea Nelson
Tenea Watson Nelson, PhD, is a Diversity, Equity & Inclusion strategist, scientist, and CEO of Watson Nelson Consulting. With nearly two decades of experience, she partners with leaders to create human-centered, data-informed strategies that foster authentic inclusion and drive transformative change. Her journey bridges science and social impact, beginning as a toxicologist at Gilead Sciences and Genentech, then serving as Assistant Dean and Director of Diversity at Stanford University’s Schools of Sustainability and Medicine, where she doubled underrepresented graduate admissions, secured millions in funding, and influenced national retention strategies in STEM. Through Watson Nelson Consulting, she works with clients from tech and healthcare to environmental nonprofits on projects such as auditing AI products for cultural bias, building inclusive storytelling strategies, and embedding DEI into strategic roadmaps. Clients have included Elsevier, California Environmental Voters, Wiki Education, and The Marine Mammal Center. A sought-after speaker, facilitator, and executive coach, Tenea helps teams move from intention to impact and make inclusion a strategic, measurable part of organizational success.
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Hayden Lee
08/14/2025
Hayden Lee
Hayden Lee is a Master Certified Coach, Executive Life and Leadership Coach, and Founder of Hayden Lee Coaching International and Co-Founder of Master Mind Institute. An Enneagram teacher, mentor coach, writer, facilitator, and trusted advisor, he has been chosen as one of the “Top 20 Best Life Coaches in Los Angeles” for eight years in a row (2018–2025). He works with high achieving executives, leaders, entrepreneurs, and professionals ready for exponential growth, helping powerful leaders find their edge to fly at their highest levels. His clients include leaders from Fortune 500 and Forbes 500 companies like Google, Lyft, Intel, IBM, Lionsgate, LinkedIn, Oracle, NBCUniversal, and Comcast. Using his coaching magic and intuition superpower, he deepens awareness, improves communication and productivity, and transforms entire organizations. He has trained and mentored hundreds of coaches worldwide, is a certified practitioner of the Leadership Circle Profile, Leadership Culture Survey, and Integrative Enneagram, and serves on the coaching faculty of Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics (LEAP) and Integrative Enneagram Solutions. A sought-after speaker and facilitator, Hayden has spoken at TEDx, UC Berkeley, the National Association of Asian American Professionals, the International Enneagram Conference, and more.
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Melissa Morris
08/14/2025
Melissa Morris
As the founder of Agency Authority, a project management and operations consultancy for agency owners, Melissa uses her 10 years of agency experience to help business owners maximize their team, increase productivity, and grow profits. Firmly committed to breaking the ‘long hours and bad pay’ stigma that plagues the agency world, Melissa and her team help business owners and their teams do the work they love without sacrificing client satisfaction, the bottom line, or their own sanity. For listeners who resonate with the episode and want to explore more, Melissa invites them to visit .
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Eduardo Aliskevich
08/12/2025
Eduardo Aliskevich
Eduardo Aliskevich is the founder of Novāscend, a consulting practice dedicated to help individuals and organizations build cultures of accountability. With over 20 years of experience in organizational development, his expertise includes leadership development and coaching, working with high-performing teams and individuals navigating change. As a Transformational Leadership and Accountability expert, Eduardo combines mindful leadership practices with clear, measurable frameworks to ensure organizational change is both inspiring and sustainable.
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Sam Stern
07/07/2025
Sam Stern
Listen in as Robert and his guest Sam Stern, host of the Voices of Esalen podcast, talk about the history and uniqueness of the legendary Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California and the importance of learning environments in general…
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Evan Marc Katz
05/01/2025
Evan Marc Katz
Evan Marc Katz became the world’s first dating coach in 2003, specializing in helping smart, successful women create lasting love. He is the author of four books, his Love U Podcast has over 3 million downloads, and he has been featured in hundreds of media outlets, including Today, the New York Times, and the Wall St. Journal. Over two decades, Evan has watched the rise of dating apps and texting, seen thousands of influencers offering advice, and realized something powerful: busy women don’t need more information; they need more love. More attention. More confidence. More support. If you’re exhausted by taking care of your man, your kids, your clients, and your parents, Evan Marc Katz shows you how to choose a partner who takes care of YOU. Now happily married for 16 years, Evan believes you can find love, no matter where you live, how old you are, or how challenging your previous relationships—and he has the results to prove it. Over 13,000 women have graduated from Love U, Evan’s coaching program and community for women. By providing hands-on support, structure, and accountability, Evan teaches women to become the CEO of their love lives and attract high-value, commitment-oriented partners.
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Lisa Kalmin
05/01/2025
Lisa Kalmin
Lisa Kalmin is a transformational trainer, coach, and the author of The Problem is How You See the Problem. She grew up in Houston, Texas (and yes, she is a Houston Astros fan!) and holds a Bachelor of Science in Radio-TV-Film and an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin. After spending 12 years as an Investment Manager in the financial services industry, Lisa participated in life-defining transformational trainings at the age of 28. The experience was so powerful that she left her cozy job, high-rise condo, and MBA-track career to become a transformational leader and trainer. She has never looked back. In 2000, Lisa moved to Orange County, California to become the principal of WorldWorks, where for the next 16 years she was the driving force behind the trainings. During that time, graduates of WorldWorks raised over $2.4 million for charitable organizations in Southern California, with an equal amount of goods and services donated. For the last 38 years, Lisa has coached and trained over 50,000 people throughout the world in the principles and techniques to transform their lives. By realizing that the problem is how we see the problem, her students have created wealth, healed their bodies, found true love, and experienced joy and freedom. Lisa is also the co-founder—with business partner and BFF Lynne Sheridan—of Inspire Coaching and iNSPIRE BUSINESS SUCCESS. Together, they lead the Badass Women’s Leadership Summits, empowering women to own their voices, stand for their vision, and make the impact only they can make. They truly believe that the wisdom of the divine feminine is needed now more than ever. Lisa is the mother of 15-year-old twin boys, loves Hawaii and working out, and makes her home in Costa Mesa, California.
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Rachel Lang
05/01/2025
Rachel Lang
Rachel Lang is an astrologer, author, spiritual teacher, and community leader who blends intuition with activism, creativity with public service, and magic with grounded, real-world change. With a Libra Sun and Taurus Rising, Rachel walks between worlds — one foot in the mystical, the other in municipal leadership. As a public servant who holds an elected office in Ojai, California, she brings her spiritual insight and creative vision into every decision, believing that leadership should be both soul-centered and community-driven. Rachel is the author of Modern Day Magic: 8 Simple Rules to Realize Your Power and Shape Your Life (Hardie Grant) and As Above, So Below. She’s also a regular contributor to astrology columns and media platforms. She hosts The Rachel Lang Show, where conversations on astrology, intuition, magic, and collective healing meet real-world transformation. A sought-after speaker and teacher, Rachel leads workshops and retreats at the Omega Institute, The Shift Network, and spiritual centers around the country. Her teachings blend archetypal astrology, psychic mediumship, and ritual practices to help individuals access their innate power and co-create with the universe. Creativity infuses every part of Rachel’s life — from her painting, writing, and music-making to the way she imagines bold solutions for social equity, sustainability, housing, and community resilience. Whether she’s facilitating an astrology circle, working on a policy for unhoused residents, or writing under a New Moon, her work is guided by a deep belief that beauty, justice, and spirit all belong at the table. Rachel’s mission is to help others awaken their inner wisdom, align with cosmic rhythms, and take inspired action — in their lives, their communities, and the world. She received certification from the and is a member of the and the . She is the Marketing Director for , the National Council for Geocosmic Research. Rachel serves as a director for several agency and nonprofit boards, including the Economic Development Collaborative of Ventura County, Stonewall Democrats of Ventura County, and the Ventura County Transit. She is Vice Chair of the Gold Coast Transit District board and a Community Services Policy Committee member for the California League of Cities.
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Bobbi DePorter
04/24/2025
Bobbi DePorter
Bobbi DePorter is the cofounder of SuperCamp, a summer learning and life skills program for teens held on university campuses that, over the last 40 years, has graduated 85,000 students in programs held in the U.S. and in over twenty countries. With the program’s results, schools gained interest, and she cofounded Quantum Learning Education, focused on creating positive schoolwide cultures and effective teaching and learning that has impacted hundreds of thousands of students and educators in the U.S. and internationally. These programs were recently acquired by long-term staff, and the legacy and impact continue. Bobbi is the author of over a dozen books, including Excellence in Teaching and Learning, Quantum Success, and The 8 Keys of Excellence: Principles to Live By. Bobbi is currently focused on a nonprofit she founded with Stedman Graham—CAYS, Community Alliance for Youth Success—that engages communities and supports youth through live events and curriculum via its Discover Your Purpose programs. She is also active in the Transformational Leadership Council, currently serving as its president, and the Association of Transformational Leaders – SoCal, where she serves on the Advisory Council.
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George Kansas and Tracey Trottenberg
04/24/2025
George Kansas and Tracey Trottenberg
George and Tracey are partners in a big purpose: to Elevate Consciousness by Elevating Conversations™. With 60 years combined experience leading transformational work, they Hold the Holders™ - guiding heart-centered entrepreneurs, thought leaders, coaches, program and retreat leaders, and changemakers to Speak, Lead and Hold with Love™. They are each members of the Association of Transformational Leaders and their work bridges Conscious Communication, Integrated Leadership and Spiritual Embodiment. As Language and Leadership Alchemists, they help you find, own and express your authentic voice - without ego and without apology - so you’re free and fully expressed to make the impact you’re here to make. Tracey is an award-winning speaker, seasoned coach and host of the upcoming podcast The Deeper Conversation™. Her passion is guiding women to own and embody their true voice and purpose, and hold safe space for alchemy-based transformation. George, a two-time cancer survivor and author of nine books, former lawyer, public office holder and single dad, serves as a “presence advisor” who guides men to expand their capacity to hold safe space as leaders. Together, they support impact-driven couples to shift recurring patterns into greater intimacy and connection, helping them hold their relationship as a crucible for next-level leadership, connection and expression as Partners in Purpose™. Their work has been called the “Harvard MBA of Conscious Communications”. They are co-founded “Voices for Love,” a 501c3 not-for-profit supporting passion projects that create a more safe, kind and caring world for all living beings.
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Dana Earhart
03/06/2025
Dana Earhart
In this episode, Robert welcomes Dana Earhart, a seasoned business growth strategist who has spent decades helping service-based business owners scale to multi-6 and 7-figure success—without working longer hours. Together, they explore the meaning of “Wholistic” and why it’s essential for creating a business and life that align with purpose. Dana also breaks down the key differences between mentorship and coaching, and shares powerful insights from her book, Lead with Purpose: 52 Weeks to Ignite Growth. Tune in for a discussion filled with practical wisdom, strategic takeaways, and inspiration to help you grow your business while reclaiming time for joy and fulfillment. We are excited to be able to offer a free chapter of Dana's book to our listeners interested in elevating their leadership and business strategy. • Free book chapter: Connect with Dana: • LinkedIn: • Instagram: • Facebook:
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Janet Wiszowaty
03/06/2025
Janet Wiszowaty
In this episode, Robert sits down with Janet Wiszowaty — a retired Telecommunications Operator in the Operational Communications Centre for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) — whose three-decade career in law enforcement took her across Canada. Introduced through their mutual friend Jack Canfield, Robert and Janet discuss their shared values and the journey that brought them together for this conversation. Janet opens up about the health challenges she has faced, including her diagnosis of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in 2003. Since the diagnosis, Janet has made it her mission to transcend the trauma through therapy and education. As a contributing author of a powerful compilation of narratives by first responders called Wounds to Wisdom, Janet has found that by sharing her story and facilitating workshops and group sessions, she not only continues to move forward but is able to share tools with those she works with so that they are able to support themselves. They also dive into Janet’s book, The Year the World Paused: Stories of Inspiration and Transformation, which captures experiences from the COVID-19 pandemic, and explore a powerful exercise she teaches — writing your own eulogy — to create clarity and purpose in life. Janet is the Chief Connector and Visionary of Worldly Connektions, a life coach/mentor, a certified Canfield Success Principles Trainer, a published author, and an international speaker who shared her story at the United Nations in 2017 which can be watched on YouTube. Don’t miss this insightful conversation filled with resilience, wisdom, and inspiration.
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Alissa Bickar
02/12/2025
Alissa Bickar
Robert is joined by Alissa Bickar, a Real Estate Investor & Business Coach with decades of professional experience. She helps bridge the gap between advisory and active business building with clients through personal development and tactical wealth building using the SIMPLE Method™ Alissa is a seasoned business consultant with over 20 years of experience in entrepreneurship, finance, and coaching. She partners with professionals and producers to build and grow their book of business through innovative strategies and personalized support. By combining practical business development initiatives with a whole-person approach, Alissa empowers her clients to rise above the noise of competition in the marketplace by amplifying their unique strengths to achieve their next-level goals and aspirations.
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Rhonda Williams
01/08/2025
Rhonda Williams
Joining Robert on this episode is Rhonda Y. Williams, an author, international speaker, consultant, executive coach, and organizational development strategist. Her past life includes executive roles as Chief Nursing Officer, Hospital CEO, and VP for Language of Caring and Planetree. As founder of LEADJITSUTM and Above the Grind, a global leadership development, training, and coaching organization, Rhonda helps leaders and organizations create modern magnetic cultures through the application of humanized leadership principles.
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Alexa Fischer
12/12/2024
Alexa Fischer
Alexa Fischer is a teacher, author, and entrepreneur whose work shares the common goal of helping people go after their biggest wishes, build their confidence, and break free from fear. With over 240K online students, her courses have helped people access their own light and shine from within. She’s also the creator of the goal-setting, wish-granting jewelry company Wishbeads and the author of the book Wishwork. Her company has a mission: to inspire millions of people to make exciting wishes, take action, put in the work, and make those wishes come true.
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Kris Miller
12/12/2024
Kris Miller
Robert is joined by legacy wealth strategist, Kris Miller, a leading expert in safe money strategies who has helped over 6,000 families and businesses avoid financial disasters by strategically planning for their futures. Kris was nominated for Woman of the Year by the Hemet Chamber of Commerce and is the #1 Bestselling author of "Ready for PREtirement: 3 Secrets for Safe Money and a Fabulous Future," - a guide to financial freedom, second chances, and how to create income you’ll never outlive.
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Nikita Sharma
12/12/2024
Nikita Sharma
Join Robert in this conversation with health coach and competitive body builder, Nikita Sharma, who is on a mission to empower and shake awake every woman she comes across. She does this by showing women the power and strength that lies within their bodies through strength training. She also shows them that peace, harmony and tranquility is possible through mindfulness and mindset training. Nikita helps women become leaders not just for themselves, but for the world around them.
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