On this episode of Intercultural Spark we talk with Karen Putz, Passion Coach, Midlife Reinvention Challenge Mentor and founder of Ageless Passions. She’s also co-founder of TheDiversityAcademy.com, a diversity academy for interpreters for the deaf. Karen herself was born hard-of-hearing and became deaf after a barefoot skiing accident as a teen. But it was going back to that sport–in midlife—and competitively! — that changed everything.
Shelby Hoefling is a self-proclaimed “nerd” when it comes to connecting with older adults, easily 2 to 3 times her generation. She is the author of Grandma’s in the Phone and creator of the podcast, Words of Wisdom with Shelby. “Older adults have the ability to bring my mood from a 2 to a 10…
So many people derive their self-work with the success of their business. What if you flip it, and align your business around your personal values? Tim Frick, founder of Mightybytes did just that, driving his company to become an LGBT Business Enterprise and a Certified B Corporation.
Tessa Greenspan said NO to bankruptcy and turned around her former business from $1M in debt to grossing $10M in sales before selling. Learn how to have business success through positivity and putting others first. Watch the chat with Tessa now.
Cultural exchange and intercultural communications brings the world closer together. See how Sao Paulo native Alex de Miranda lives that in his personal and professional life, as President of the Illinois-Sao Paulo Partners of the Americas and as a Cultural Strategist with the intercultural marketing practice, Drumm. Have you ever been asked to speak on…
Things are funny when they resonate with our values, and values are connected to culture. So what’s funny is drastically different from culture to culture. Or is it? We go deeper insight when Jessica Mitolo joined Intercultural Spark on October 7. As a faculty member at The Second City Training Center, Jessica teaches improvisation and…
Feeling stuck and need to jumpstart change in a disjointed, socially distanced world? Intercultural Talks welcomes Linda Rosenthal, on following her path to happiness and fulfillment by committing to a goal…like climbing the 46 Adirondack High Peaks and doing a handstand at the top of each! Listen live and join the conversation on how to…
Each year Professor Narketta Sparkman-Key leads students on a service-learning trip to Montego Bay Jamaica to spend time with pregnant teenagers at the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation, an outreach program for adolescent mothers. The students, many whom have never been on an airplane, learn quickly about the challenges of travel and cultural differences. “We’re…
Chuck Frank owned his first car dealership at age 29, the start of a long and successful career in the automotive industry. Now that he’s “retired” (not really–he’s a partner in 7 Mathnasium education centers and manager of a commercial real estate portfolio), he is taking his passion for wilderness travel, environmental protection and adventure…
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