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Send us a text Dr Hollie Sturgeon is an Orlando-based Clinical Pharmacist with over a decade of helping patients manage their chronic stress and symptoms of burnout. She's a burnout recovery guide and author of the upcoming book Escape the Quicksand of Workplace Burnout: Your 5 Step Stress Survival Guide. When she isn’t providing burnout guidance, helping out at a local hospital, or mentoring newly-minted pharmacists, you will most likely find her at the lake with her two dogs. Dr. Hollie Stur...

Send us a text When it comes to the hospitality and entertainment business, Travis Talbot has done it all across North America, and around the globe. Travis has been the visionary behind award-winning concepts in various cities that include the Avant-Garde concept Crush Champagne Lounge, and the infamous Snatch Rock n' Roll Lounge. Travis has worked with some of the world's most renowned and celebrated chefs. He has also appeared on network TV shows like Restaurant: Impossible, co-developed cook...

Send us a text Chicago native Michael Fosberg has spoken at nearly a thousand high schools, colleges, government agencies, corporations, law firms and not-for-profits since 2005, utilizing his award winning autobiographical story, told in the form of a one-man play, as an entry point for meaningful dialogues on race and identity. He has collaborated with a number of professional diversity practitioners on programs to foster deeper dialogue in corporate settings and at educational institutions. H...

Send us a text Stephanie Cotsirilos As author of the novella My Xanthi and published finalist in Mississippi Review's Prize in Fiction, Stephanie writes about humor, injustice, and the resilience of the human heart. Tapping her multiracial family and careers on and off Broadway and as a lawyer, Stephanie is also author of songs and scripts produced in New York, short stories, and essays. Last year, as inaugural Krant Fellow at Storyknife’s Writers Retreat in Alaska, Stephanie rediscovered the in...

Send us a text Stephanie Cotsirilos As author of the novella My Xanthi and published finalist in Mississippi Review's Prize in Fiction, Stephanie writes about humor, injustice, and the resilience of the human heart. Tapping her multiracial family and careers on and off Broadway and as a lawyer, Stephanie is also author of songs and scripts produced in New York, short stories, and essays. Last year, as inaugural Krant Fellow at Storyknife’s Writers Retreat in Alaska, Stephanie rediscovered the in...

Send us a text Erec Lindbergs new book " Your Brilliant Inner Whisper" Discover why your Inner Voice is your greatest asset and how to tap its brilliance was released by his publisher on Amazon, September 16, 2021. Most of us were never taught how to recognize our Inner Voice or harness it to empower our lives. Yet we hear it all the time... you know, that familiar gut feeling, hunch, nagging nudge, insight or intuition that proved to be your best choice. Activate your greatest asset - the one s...

Send us a text Ashlee Dozier is a Florida girl with a love for travel and business. In 2016, after a decade-long career in public health and exiting an abusive relationship, she set out on a four-month solo backpacking trip around the world. Along the way, she discovered the luxurious world of Egyptian fragrances and created Anuket Luxury Apothecary to share her passion to those looking for a natural alternative to traditional colognes and perfumes. www. Ashlee Dozier is a Florida girl with a lo...

Send us a text Douglas Garland, M.D. practiced orthopedic surgery for 37 years in Southern California. Dr. Garland was a Clinical Professor of Orthopedics at the University of Southern California where he authored over 100 peer-reviewed scientific articles. With over 600 citations, The Tall Poppy Syndrome is the most comprehensive book on the subject. As heard on a 2018 podcast episode of 'The Hidden Brain,' the tall poppy syndrome is a human condition that has been present in every society from...

Send us a text Donna J. Jodhan is an advocate, author, blogger, dinner and mystery writer and producer, entrepreneur, law graduate, and podcast commentator. She also works as a sight loss coach. She is the recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Award for her work as an advocate Donna J. Jodhan became a committed and dedicated advocate in 2000 when she realized that there were a plethora of barriers facing and challenging Canadians with disabilities. Especially so when it came to t...

Send us a text Tracey Brown is a US Coast Guard Veteran. Motivational Speaker on overcoming obstacles, playing small, she has survived and overcome decades of PTSD. Tracey has been the Director of Rehabilitation, and Physio-therapist for over 25 years with the last 11 years specializing in scar tissue therapy. Tracey is a survivor of severe life threatening burns as a young child. She is the #1 best-selling Author of Rescue to Recovery: A Veteran's Story of Hidden Scars and Personal Discovery a...

Send us a text With two Master's Degrees in education and counseling, and over 40 years experience as a psychotherapist, life and business coach, hypnotist, teacher, speaker and author, Susie Hayes helps people become and stay FREED from Stuck! She is the author of the award-winning book, "FREED from Stuck! Dare to Cross the Bridge Beyond Grief, trauma, and Self-Sabotage to Discover Lasting Change Now." www.freedfromstuck.com

Send us a text John grew up in good ol’ Iowa and joined the Army after failing out of community college. He served multiple combat tours as a Infantry Squad Leader in the 101st Airborne Division. He earned his bachelor’s in history from St. Joseph’s College and his master’s in education from Harvard. John started writing for and coaching student veterans while working for the VA. John has spoken to Congress as a legislative fellow for the Student Veterans of America and has earned numerous volun...

Send us a text In an overly-saturated music industry filled with artists who all look and sound alike, one artist’s eclectic sound and style is sure to be a welcoming surprise to your ears. She combines the elements of rhythm and blues, funk, soul, and rock, to introduce a new genre, referred to as “Abstract Soul”. Born in Connecticut, but raised in Newport News, VA; BMI recording artist “Siquoyia Blue” has had a passion for singing since age six. She has performed in countless events all over t...

Send us a text Jessie felt ugly pretty much her whole life... And actually had several people tell her she was ugly! This made Jessie feel insignificant, this made Jessie hide her true feminine self, Jessie wanted to blend in and not attract any attention. Thankfully that didn't stop her from chasing her dreams. Jessie went from feeling ugly to feeling fabulous and loving herself to even coaching models for Fashion Week who then went on to be some of the top models in the world. HOW IT STARTED J...

Send us a text VUOLA is a psychedelic rock project of a Finnish drummer, producer and studio manager Jussi Vuola. In his music there’s a shimmer in darkness, a touch in space, beauty in distortion and aspiration in despair. A history of growing with Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and the like is being shaped with low tunings, vibration and chanting on his concept album, based both on geometrics and syntax. The anticipated, esoteric, heavy hitting album ”Alouv” is coming out in spring 2022. "These are ...

Send us a text Nghi Dang is a Family Physician with over 10 years of experience. He worked in both inpatient and outpatient setting. He was the chief resident during residency and currently the champion for his clinic for quality of care. Nghi was born in Vietnam but grew up in Southern California. Our family moved to the states when he was 7 years old. As an immigrant, Nghi shared the same struggles as many other immigrants with adjusting to a new norm and dealing with bullying, discrimination,...

Send us a text Dom “Slice” Teich brings his fighter pilot background and applies them to guide pilots, athletes, business owners, and students with afterburner techniques that American fighter pilots use to ensure mission completion. As an Amazon best-selling author, business owner, entrepreneur, civilian and military instructor pilot, he knows that busy individuals and teams struggle with information overload. Since 2002, “Slice” has guided hundreds of students toward their goals. His blueprint...

Send us a text Jeff Zweerink is a research scholar for Reasons to Believe. He earned a BS in physics and a PhD in astrophysics with a focus on gamma rays from Iowa State University. Postdoctoral research in gamma rays led him to the University of California, Riverside. He continues to work as a project scientist at UCLA on GAPS, a balloon experiment seeking to detect dark matter. Jeff is also a coauthor on more than 30 academic papers published in peer-reviewed journals, such as Astrophysical Jo...

Send us a text Lori Lynn Ahrends’ vast knowledge of reading readiness has been informed by her quarter-of-a-century spent as a preschool teacher along with a decade of university teaching, state consulting, training and speaking, all in the early education realm. Hers is a message or reassurance for people who care about young children and worry about whether they are doing enough or have fallen behind during the pandemic. Her children’s book, I Am A Pig , was inspired by a song she wrote for he...

Send us a text Author Bee Bloeser knows what it is like to live under a dictatorship in total social isolation. Her family lived on an island cut off from the outside world run by a murderous dictator who burned all the boats, censored mail, and dictated with whom you could socialize. Bee offers an unblinking look at what it was like to represent the U.S. abroad and be an eyewitness to what many experts said couldn’t be done: nations working together to end a pandemic that threatened the world. ...

Send us a text Monique is a Happiness Strategist who teaches students and corporations around the world how to master their lives. She has spent the last 25 years studying the mind and its relationship to happiness and suffering. Over 70 universities and colleges use her program The 10 Minute Mind®. Her 8-week online course, The Happiness Baseline , has a 100% success rate in raising the mental wellness for every student who has completed it. Monique hosts the daily In Your Right Mind podcast, w...

Send us a text John Bramblitt After losing his sight in 2001, John decided to pick up a paintbrush. He never expected anyone to see any of his paintings; he just knew he needed to reconnect with the visual world he had lost. Since then John’s work has been featured in major news outlets and traveled the world. He has worked with celebrities such as Tony Hawk, Jeff Bridges, and Lyle Lovett, among others. In 2017 John partnered with Delta to paint a Boeing 737 promoting the Rock-in-Rio concert. Jo...

Send us a text I'm a former educator and a crime victim/survivor who now educates the public on how to cope with and even heal from aggressive stalking, death threats, cybercrimes, religious cults, and the weaponization of the courts by stalkers (including religious cult leaders). I've written my first book, Fighting for Justice: Religious Fraud, Mental Illness, and the Collapse of Law & Order, that details the origins and continuation of my four older brothers' abusive behavior, the failures...

Send us a text Daniel Hess A filmmaker and self published author in Baltimore, Maryland. Daniel has been working in the creative, corporate, and event spaces of video production since 2009. Many of his life experiences have gone into his first book, a collection of poetry called "Just a Boy Blaming Himself," in which he took an unfiltered look back at his life personally and professionally especially over the last five years. Daniel is currently working on obtaining his Masters Degree in Film St...