Well, so much for a snazzy list of top pop culture phenomena of 2021 that I thought to include to impress everyone with my cool hipness. Even my use of the words “cool” and “hipness” are revealing. According to the National Endowment for the humanities, cool is “a multipurpose slang word prevalent in the fifties…
DetailsSo many people try to build an online community. Davia Samms is building one, in real-life. In Costa Rica. A self-identified melanated person, Davia grew tired of the daily microaggressions of being a person of color living in the US. “Why would I live in a country that doesn’t want me?” she asked. So she moved to Costa Rica and opened a business to help others–individuals and families– planfully leave toxic environments and lead more fulfilling lives. Davia’s husband, attorney Gregory Antonio Samms also joins the conversation.
DetailsLucy Colangelo is a longtime marketing communications professional who had created a tried and true process to help business owners find their purpose and authentic voice online. Then a friend asked if this process would work to help her teenaged child, who was in crisis, find focus. It worked. That moment inspired Lucy to shift her focus and create the ShineOn™ Method. Two years in and she’s working to scale this into a full-on ShineOn™ Experience, building it into a digital and personal platform that empowers teens and helps their parents get into a new and powerful conversations with them.
DetailsAs a senior in college, rootd.io app creator Ania Wysocka found herself alone, far from family, and having a panic attack. “It’s not right that I can’t find help right when I need it,” she thought. One million downloads of her panic attack & anxiety relief app later, it turns out she wasn’t alone. Between that anxious wake-up moment and her current high-tech success, lies a story of an entrepreneur who was rebuffed for age and gender. And who, nevertheless, persisted.
DetailsImagine running a tourism “fam” trip with 20+ journalists. What’s the worst that could happen? How about being highjacked at gunpoint. Now that’s a story! Nick Leighton is the author of “Exactly Where YOU Want to Be: A Business Owner’s Guide to Passion, Profit and Happiness. Listen to his highjacking story and more, plus we hope some secrets to storytelling success.
DetailsFor Laurence “Larry” Minsky, he learns by writing. When he gets curious about what’s coming down the pike he does research that may lead to a blog post that may grow into an article that ends up as a published book. Or, 8 books plus one on the way to be more specific. With technology changing every day, Larry shares his tricks to staying relevant and even recognizing trends before they happen.
Details“I’m always scared” said Colleen Fahey, who has nevertheless shied away from bold decisions and traveling the world as a global leader. When she hears younger women leaders saying they’re not ready, “not yet perfect,” she encourages them to forget the fear and surge ahead. As she has done and continues to do across her lifespan.”
DetailsJanet has been working nationwide as an Investigator for Showing Animals Respect and Kindness (SHARK) for the past 16 years. SHARK specializes in using the latest technology to document and expose animal cruelty and works to stop it; including the passing of anti-cruelty laws.
DetailsMy favorite co-host Wendy Swart Grossman of Creative RE/FRAME joins me to welcome guest Nitasha Manchanda, host of the podcast The Indian Edit.
DetailsDonna 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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