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Living the dream with author and stroke survivor Jo Ann Glim
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Aug. 2, 2023

Living the dream with author and stroke survivor Jo Ann Glim

Send us a text Jo Ann Glim was born in Chicago, Illinois to a military family and raised in Anacortes, Washington in the far reaches of the Pacific Northwest. It was an ideal place to raise a precocious child, especially one that’s inquisitive and daring. Tragically, her mother passed away from a stroke when Glim was fourteen. This was the beginning of a life-path plotted with many dark events. In her own words, “Instead of consuming me, they made me stronger, and I’m here to tell you, darkness ...
Living the dream with #1 best-selling author counselor, executive coach, international speaker, radio/tv/podcast host, sport psychology coach and all faiths minister David Essel
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Aug. 2, 2023

Living the dream with #1 best-selling author counselor, executive coach, international speaker, radio/tv/podcast host, sport psychology coach and all faiths minister David Essel

Send us a text David Essel, M. S. O.M., is a #1 best-selling author (13), counselor, executive coach, international speaker, radio/tv/podcast host, sport psychology coach and all faiths minister whose mission is to positively affect 2 million people or more every day, in every area of life, regardless of their current circumstances. Celebrity Jenny McCarthy says “David Essel is the new leader of the positive thinking movement.” David's newest book, endorsed by treatment center owners. doctors an...
Living the dream with Professor-turned-motivational speaker for students and founder of JG Talks LLC Jennifer Gershberg
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July 31, 2023

Living the dream with Professor-turned-motivational speaker for students and founder of JG Talks LLC Jennifer Gershberg

Send us a text Professor-turned-motivational speaker for students. Inspire confidence through competence.Jennifer Gershberg is a non-practicing lawyer, have been a professor at University of Maryland for eight years, and have launched a motivational speaking business. Jennifer has taught approximately 400 undergraduate students per year and decided to launch JG Talks, LLC because of her observation that students’ skills have plummeted while their anxiety has spiked. Through JG Talks, she uses ...
Living the dream with accomplished singer, songwriter, and entertainer John Michael Ferrari
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July 28, 2023

Living the dream with accomplished singer, songwriter, and entertainer John Michael Ferrari

Send us a text John Michael Ferrari is an accomplished singer, songwriter, and entertainer who thrives in the limelight. He is fond of saying, "There's never a stranger in the audience," and uses his emotional storytelling to captivate his audience with cross-genre songs that reflect life's experiences, blending sophistication and childlike wonder. His latest single, "Music With You," celebrates his audience, hoping to convey his love for them through the song.John Michael Ferrari has received m...
Living the dream with nurse turned author and traumatic brain injury survivor Laura Renner
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July 26, 2023

Living the dream with nurse turned author and traumatic brain injury survivor Laura Renner

Send us a text Laura is a nurse-turned-author who suffered a traumatic brain injury in 2021, which only added to her list of major health scares over the previous five years. This prompted her to dig deeper into her past and led to the realization that she had complex post-traumatic stress disorder resulting from her childhood. She spent the next year and half exploring all the trauma healing modalities she could find. Laura details this experience in her book, "No, I'm Not Fine. Thank You." whe...
Living the dream with therapist, mental health podcast host, and mental health advisor for Paws for Patrick Daniel Maigler
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July 23, 2023

Living the dream with therapist, mental health podcast host, and mental health advisor for Paws for Patrick Daniel Maigler

Send us a text Daniel Maigler is the mental health advisor for Paws for Patrick, a non profit that connects young people with mental health issues to emotional support animals. Host of the mental health podcast Not Allowed to Die, school social worker, therapist in private practice and a proud husband, and father to two boys and Mariska the three toothed Patterdale Terrier.For a therapist losing a client to suicide is the worst case scenario. For me that loss was compounded by the loss of my n...
Living the dream with singer songwriter and founder of Pam Music Pam Ross
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July 21, 2023

Living the dream with singer songwriter and founder of Pam Music Pam Ross

Send us a text Pam Ross has created a style of music all her own. She blends her influences of rock, americana, and country into something fans are calling Pam Music. Pam was born in Pittsburgh, PA but lived most of her life in Houston, TX where she launched her music career. She first exposed the world to her originalsongs through open mic venues. After quickly gaining a reputation as an energic performer and soulful songwriter, Pam began touring throughout Texas.Pam later moved to Nashville ...
Living the dream with physician-scientist, inventor, author, and entrepreneur Dr. Ravi R. Iyer
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July 19, 2023

Living the dream with physician-scientist, inventor, author, and entrepreneur Dr. Ravi R. Iyer

Send us a text Born in Mumbai, Dr. Ravi R. Iyer is the founding physician and president of the Iyer Clinic-LMG in Fairfax and Loudoun County, Virginia, USA, and serves as the director of clinical research for Loudoun Medical Group. A physician-scientist, inventor, author, and entrepreneur with research publications in the mechanisms of gene controls and several patents on veterinary and human medicines, Dr Iyer serves as the CEO of ActivPower, Inc. a nutrition and wellness company he founded. He...
Living the dream with transformational coach, author, and motivational speaker Christopher Terzakos
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July 17, 2023

Living the dream with transformational coach, author, and motivational speaker Christopher Terzakos

Send us a text Christopher Terzakosis an aspiring transformational coach and motivational speaker. Born and raised in New York, he spent over 45 years in leadership roles helping and mentoring people in the business world associated with unions and organizing their members. He has worked on several high-profile projects building airport terminals and the largest casino in the United States. Christopher’s presence in the construction field made a significant difference in the related businesses a...
Living the dream with Grammy Nominated Songwriter/Producer/Keyboardist, and former Epic/CBS Recording Artist Steve Gaspár
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July 14, 2023

Living the dream with Grammy Nominated Songwriter/Producer/Keyboardist, and former Epic/CBS Recording Artist Steve Gaspár

Send us a text The Hollywood Allstars are the brainchild and handpicked Supergroup of Grammy Nominated Songwriter/Producer/Keyboardist, and former Epic/CBS Recording Artist, Steve Gaspár on Hammond Organ & Piano. Steve has performed with James Brown, B.B. King, Gene Cornish (the Rascals) and Peter Criss (KISS). Gaspár has put together music’s supergroup of session royalty for The Hollywood Allstars release “FIELD OF GRACE” on Deko Entertainment. Featuring vocalist Tommy Bowes, who for seven year...
Living the dream with outsourcing expert and founder of onlinejobs.ph John Jonas
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July 12, 2023

Living the dream with outsourcing expert and founder of onlinejobs.ph John Jonas

Send us a text John has helped hundreds of thousands of entrepreneurs succeed by teaching them how to replace themselves through outsourcing.He created OnlineJobs.ph , the largest marketplace to find Filipino workers with over 2,000,000 Filipino profiles in the database. He teaches how to findgreat Filipino workers.While making a full-time living he rarely works full time. His team of 37 full-time Filipino virtual assistants do the work in his businesses, while hemanages the process. They range ...
Living the dream with true crime podcast host, Peabody Award-winning investigative reporter and digital media entrepreneur Robert Riggs
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July 10, 2023

Living the dream with true crime podcast host, Peabody Award-winning investigative reporter and digital media entrepreneur Robert Riggs

Send us a text Robert Riggs is a Peabody Award-winning investigative reporter and digital media entrepreneur. He has also received three coveted Alfred I. duPont Columbia University Journalism Awards for Investigative Reporting. The Peabody and duPont are respectively considered the broadcast TV equivalent of the Oscar and the Pulitzer.Texas A&M University named Robert an Outstanding Alumnus from the College of Architecture in recognition of his journalistic accomplishments. It is a distinction ...
Living the dream with the co-founder of the rock and roll band Dead Groove Band Holly West
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July 7, 2023

Living the dream with the co-founder of the rock and roll band Dead Groove Band Holly West

Send us a text Dead Groove Band is a Rock & Roll band based in Los Angeles, CA. Founded in 2020 by Fred Aching & Holly West, with Peruvian guitarist and producer Cesar Salaverry. The band tracked their first 2 singles in Lima, Perú - “Maverick” and “The Book Of The Dead” In 2022 Dead Groove signed with Rock Avenue Records USA, and returned to Lima, Peru to record their full length - debut record. This record was released on March 30th, 2023. Dead Groove Band is: Holly West - Bass and Vocals - Kn...
Living the dream with singer songwriter, Professor and former Associate Dean for the Faculty of Health Sciences at Ontario Tech University Wally Bartfay
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July 4, 2023

Living the dream with singer songwriter, Professor and former Associate Dean for the Faculty of Health Sciences at Ontario Tech University Wally Bartfay

Send us a text Dr. Wally Bartfayis currently a Professor and former Associate Dean for the Faculty of Health Sciences at Ontario Tech University in Oshawa, Ontario,Canada. He is also affectionately known as the “Rock N’ Prof” by his students, because he often plays original songs that he has written prior to thecommence of lectures to create certain vibes and buzzes in his classes. His music has appeared on World Indie Music Chart lists top 2; Euro Indie MusicChart lists top 5 and, BWNR music ...
Living the dream with trauma recovery mentor and human trafficking survivor Amanda Blackwood
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July 2, 2023

Living the dream with trauma recovery mentor and human trafficking survivor Amanda Blackwood

Send us a text When Amanda finally managed to get away from the man who was trafficking her she was thirty-one years old and didn’t know what she’d gone through even had a name, much less how to deal with the pain of feeling like a broken person, unworthy of love and filled with so much anger. On a freezing cold day in 2018 she saw former trafficked people standing strong and showing their beautiful resiliency on a stage at an anti-trafficking event. At that moment she finally knew what her purp...
Living the dream with singer songwriter and founder of 308 Ghost Train Caruso
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June 30, 2023

Living the dream with singer songwriter and founder of 308 Ghost Train Caruso

Send us a text Caruso is a Multi-Award Winning Writer and Artist. In 2019, He (Caruso) founded the US Alt/Rock Band 308 Ghost Train-He is the Frontman, Leader & Writer. 308 Ghost Train have amassed over 50 Million Streams & have been nominated for 20 Awards-winning 5. In 2022, Caruso started his Solo Project “Movin On”, Several songs from the new projects have already won in World Songwriting Awards, The Rampage Music Awards & One Earth Awards & have been featured in multiple magazines- Cashbox...
Living the dream with engineer, author and professional organizer Connie Ellefson
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June 28, 2023

Living the dream with engineer, author and professional organizer Connie Ellefson

Send us a text Connie Ellefsonis an engineer, author and professional organizer working in the Denver metro area, helping people release the incredible amount of creativity and energy tied up in unnecessary clutter. Whether physical, mental, or possessional, clutter takes up space in our psyches and calendars that could be put to more productive, creative, and fun use. Realizing the rush of delicious energy we get from decluttering and organizing a space is the same rush we get from exercising o...
Living the dream with author, speaker, and founder of the Magic Minds podcast and Foundation Matt Burke
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June 26, 2023

Living the dream with author, speaker, and founder of the Magic Minds podcast and Foundation Matt Burke

Send us a text Matt Burke is the founder of the Magic Minds podcast and Foundation “Stories that have the Power to Inspire”. Matts aim and intentions in life are to inspire people of all ages to acquire the skills, knowledge, and confidence to improve their own mental and physical health and well-being. Matts professional background and qualifications are, a BSc in Sports science and Health, transformational leadership, twelve years of neuro rehabilitation, training facilitation and design, fitn...
Living the dream with television sportscaster, newspaper and magazine writer, teacher, author, and amateur sports official Anne Montgomery
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June 23, 2023

Living the dream with television sportscaster, newspaper and magazine writer, teacher, author, and amateur sports official Anne Montgomery

Send us a text Anne Butler Montgomery has worked as a television sportscaster, newspaper and magazine writer, teacher, author, and amateur sports official. Her first TV job came at WRBL-TV in Columbus, Georgia, and led to positions at WROC-TV in Rochester, New York, KTSP-TV in Phoenix, Arizona, and ESPN in Bristol, Connecticut, where she anchored the Emmy and ACE award-winning SportsCenter. She finished her on-camera broadcasting career with a two-year stint as the studio host for the NBA’s Phoe...
living the dream with author, veteran support advocate, and construction expert D. Paul Fleming
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June 21, 2023

living the dream with author, veteran support advocate, and construction expert D. Paul Fleming

Send us a text D. Paul Fleming is a 100% Disabled US Navy veteran who began his service to his country when he was seventeen years old. He became a leading Veterans advocatehelping fellow Vets navigate the VA and life post military service. He has worked with political leaders, senior VA leadership as well as the Secretaryof the Veterans Affairs on behalf of all our Nations Veterans. He spent ten years as one of eight nationally elected board members of the largest VeteranEntrepreneurial Organi...
Living the dream with behavioral therapist and founder of the non-profit organization Fortitude Nicole Davis
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June 19, 2023

Living the dream with behavioral therapist and founder of the non-profit organization Fortitude Nicole Davis

Send us a text Nicole David had aBrutal childhood at the hands of a mentally ill parent. Still she managed to scrap her way into a respectable career in the legal vertical and with Silicon Valley Corporate. At 52 Nicole realized that if she didn't leave Corporate America, she would likely end her life. It was a sobering realization, but Nicole knew she couldn't go on the same way she always had. Nicole floundered for a few years while trying to "find herself" but landed on working with kids as a...
Living the dream with casting director, true crime podcast host, and owner of the boyfriend bikini company Jaimie Beebe
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June 16, 2023

Living the dream with casting director, true crime podcast host, and owner of the boyfriend bikini company Jaimie Beebe

Send us a text Jaimee Beebe has been a Casting Director for the last 10 years in film, television, and new media. She also produce and co-host a true crime podcast called "Strictly Stalking" interviewing survivors of stalkers. And Jaimie owns The Boyfriend Bikini Company. On today’s episode Jaimie shares how and why she decided to start her podcast. Jaimie also talks about being in an abusive relationship for 7 years and how leaving the relationship encouraged her to start traveling the world an...
Living the dream with author and personal trainer shawn tegtmeier
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June 14, 2023

Living the dream with author and personal trainer shawn tegtmeier

Send us a text shawn tegtmeier is a great example to show people it is not too late to take charge of your life One step at a time. Shawn quit smoking at 36, gained weight, lost weight and started (gasp) running. Went back to school and left her safe “cube” career to become a personal trainer. Shawn has ran numerous marathons and ultra marathons in the past 15 years. Diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma 4 years ago, continuing treatment while getting back into running. Shawn published her memoir las...
Living the dream with international speaker and best-selling author Adam Hart
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June 12, 2023

Living the dream with international speaker and best-selling author Adam Hart

Send us a text Adam Hart is an International Speaker & best selling author who’s mission is to help busy parents transform their quality of life and develop deeply connected relationships with their partners and children. Focusing on nervous system regulation, energetic attraction and natural holistic wellness practices, Adam leads a group based coaching program with his 6-step "Unleash Your Energy" process for living aligned to the best versions of ourselves possible.Adam grew up in Toronto, Ca...
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