Culture, People, and Making Life Interesting
My favorite co-host Wendy Swart Grossman of Creative RE/FRAME joins me to welcome guest Nitasha Manchanda, host of the podcast The Indian Edit.
DetailsHow One Idea Can Touch Millions
Did you ever see something big and established, and think “Wow. They did a great job!” Breast Cancer Awareness Month is like that for me. It started in 1985, as a partnership between the American Cancer Society and the pharmaceutical division of Imperial Chemical Industries (now part of AstraZeneca), a leading manufacturer of…
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Consulting vs. Coaching (and other strong opinions)
Donna Smith Bellinger is the founder of Sales Manager on Demand. Referred by past guest, author Steve Bellinger (who doesn’t love a couple who are so proud of each other!) and willing to indulge Deanna’s wariness of the sudden explosion of business and life coaches.
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The First Responder to First Responders, Dahlia Fahmy of Sports & Ortho
It all started when Dahlia’s dad gave her a hard time about getting her allowance. “I’ll just make my own money,” she thought. For Dahlia Fahmy, that means being the founder and owner of one of the largest woman-owned physical therapy practices in Chicagoland, Sports and Ortho Physical Therapy. See how she transforms lives and keeps people at the top of their game with deep knowledge and industry innovation.
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When It Doesn’t Exist…Create It!
Tammera L. Holmes combines her passion for aviation with business savvy and corporate partners for a solid pipeline from a first taste of flying to a career in aviation. And WOW, how she gets things done!
DetailsChanging Your Attitude from the Outside
My mom loves to get “fapitzed.” Getting fapitzed is one of my mom’s favorite things to do. Fapitzed is Yiddish for getting “all dolled up.” Your fancy dress and big girl shoes, make-up and sparkly earrings! I loved it when Amber Ruffin (host of The Amber Ruffin Show and former head writer/star on Late…
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Life Lesson #1: It’s All Personal with Scott Silberstein
“I’m it for the long haul,” says Scott Silberstein, co-founder and executive producer of HMS Media, a 20-time Emmy Award winning media production company. 33 years long and still going strong, Silberstein talks about entrepreneurship, staying the course and how that continues to fuel growth and what’s still to come.
DetailsLike it or Not, Tech is Coming
Often when looking for topics to cover in upcoming newsletters, I check out what’s come in lately from WIRED Fast Forward. “From AI advancements to battery breakthroughs, see what’s next in tech with the Fast Forward newsletter.” The challenge for a person who got paid $1 a page to type people’s handwritten term papers in…
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On a Mission: The Universal Power and Impact of Life Projects
The legendary Mister Kelly’s visionary owners George and Oscar Marienthal smashed color and gender barriers to put fresh, irreverent voices in the spotlight in the 50s, 60s, and ’70s. George’s son David shares how he went on a quest to collect the memories, captured in his new documentary, Mr. Kelly’s Chicago.
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Keeping up with Tech? Take the Sales Call!
Wondering how to stay current on tech over time? How about taking that sales call. When I re-launched my business as a just turned age 50+ marketer in 2014, a primary concern was “how do I not be a dinosaur?” Seven years later, I’m helping non-digital natives (aka didn’t grow-up with technology) build their mission…
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