Thriving After 40

  Dawn talks about tackling the big questions in life, embracing your unrepeatable spirit, staying relevant and reaching your goals.   Dr. Dawn Carpenter is an investment banker with the heart of a teacher and a scholar. She is a leading authority for financial management and the capitalization of social purpose corporations, having served for over 25 years as an investment and commercial banker a...

Anna talks about curiosity, the importance of being true to yourself, the prevalence of imposter syndrome in our lives and how to find that alignment within yourself.    Anna Oakes is a change agent with a love for humanity. Anna had over 20 years of corporate experience in human relations roles working with companies such as Manpower and Baird, before becoming an entrepreneur. Acting as a leader,...

Sandy talks about the importance of believing in yourself, supporting other women, overcoming a great storm of difficulties and how it feels as life finally begins at the age of 40.    Sandy Lowres is a writer, creative and podcaster based in Melbourne’s west. She is the founder and Creative Director of Wb40 – Women Beyond Forty Magazine and the podcast host of The Good Girl Confessional. Sandy ha...

Kristin talks about the acceptance of self, the acceptance of body, deepening that connection between self and others and the freedom of embracing the life you were meant to live. Kristin Knight is a certified intimacy coach, tantrika, yoga teacher and voice for women’s empowerment and sexual liberation. She has been guided to work with humanity in their conscious sexual awakening and calling fort...

Michael shares the importance of defining your own ideal life, overcoming personal stories and finally finding that purpose that fulfils and going after it in his 40’s.    Michael Ward has spent the past 20 years working in the media and broadcast industry moving up in a variety of sales and business development roles. He now leads high level client strategy on media campaigns while mentoring juni...

Kelly talks about the definition of success, how she landed her job working for Harvard Business School and what she learned from taking an internship in her 40’s.     Kelly McNamara is a writer, researcher and editor. She has held a variety of writing and research roles through her career, having written non-fiction manuscripts, white papers and cases studies for Harvard Business School and Ernes...

Doug Lawrence gives great advice on how to land a client, make difficult decisions and talks about transitioning from a 25 year career with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police into becoming an international certified mentor and creating the International Mentoring Community. Doug has spent the past 21 years developing tools and programs to help mentor individuals and improve company culture thereby...

Tosca talks about the greater influences in life, how she has overcome struggles and the things that caused the most positive impact on living a successful life.   Tosca Lee is the multi award-winning, New York Times, and Indiebound and Amazon bestselling author of 11 novels. Her book series, A Line Between and A Single Light were written as a pandemic - before our current global pandemic - and To...

Henrik talks about the repeatable process that brought him success, how to set and work towards smart goals and how to move yourself closer to your own personal success and fulfillment.   Henrik de Gyor is a consultant at Another DAM Consultancy where he advises clients on digital asset management. Henrik is also a proficient podcaster, being a part of the podcasting world since 2010 with 8 podcas...

How do you be honest with yourself about what you really want? What do you do when you find yourself unhappy with the profession you devoted your life to? Katherine Bell is a trained astrophysicist who after spending years with NASA, finally decided in her 40’s, to follow her passions and become a dreamwork practitioner. Katherine went on to found Experiential Dreamwork where she is a Dream Coach...

If you could go back in time, what would you tell your younger self? John Jack gets real about life, death, addiction and getting through to create and keep a successful, fulfilling life.  JOHN JACK is an actor and producer of 20 years standing. He has enjoyed a career which has spanned the worlds of theatre, film and television and has appeared in many hit productions from award winning televisio...

Julia’s story is a perfect example of how our lives are rarely a straight path forward, our journeys are winding and the things that we learn along the way help us create our best selves.    Julia Goldstein is a former engineer, turned professional writer who in her forties, decided to branch out and start her own communications consultancy, which focuses on serving purpose driven companies. She h...

How do you find the fulfilled life? Tucker Stine shares his inspiring story of a complete reset at the age of 40. Redefining his definition of success, finding his purpose driven life and creating a new future for himself and his family.  Tucker Stine is brand and marketing expert helping inspired entrepreneurs and leaders turn their personal brands into purpose driven businesses. After 25 years o...

Bracha shares with us the meaning to life and how understanding the five levels of nourishing your soul can not only banish addiction but completely transform your world. She shares ancient wisdom that leads to living the most fulfilled life possible.    Bracha Goetz is the author of 38 picture books that help children grow spiritually, inspiring each uniquely beautiful soul to shine. Her books ma...

  Dorothy shares her inspiring story of finding herself at 50 and shares many of the tools she used to help her thrive. Dorothy Husen is a licensed marriage and family therapist. Dorothy lived most of her adult life with complex post traumatic disorder due to childhood trauma. The hidden chronic stress from her childhood developed into physical chronic illness decades later. It was then, at age 48...

Offering an alternative to positive thinking, John Vespasian has created a genre of books around rational living. Vespasian is the author of 11 books and has lived in Germany, Italy, France, Spain and The Netherlands. He has turned his international background and his interest in history into a breed of personal-development books that emphasize rationality, resilience, and learning from real-life...

Jeff Harry shares how you can use play and fun to transform your life. Jeff Harry, aka, Dr. of Mischief, Positive Psychology Play Coach and International Play Speaker has been named one of the Top 100 HR Influencers of 2020. Jeff works with companies such as Google, Microsoft and the NFL helping their people tap into their true selves to feel their happiest and fulfilled – all by playing. After sp...

Special episode of Fresh Blood sharing my personal 3 part Bucket List Mindset that I've used to transform my life and illuminate the beauty and magic life has to offer. 

Talking with Wayne McFarland about what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur, his greatest life lessons and colorful stories from his entertaining past. With over 35 years of corporate experience, Wayne has leveraged his sales and marketing talent to C-level roles, leading a successful career as a CEO, a company founder and currently acting as a Mergers & Acquisitions consultant. He is als...

Carnellia Ajasin helps people bring their ideas into reality. Carnellia is the President and CEO of Mind Katalyst, an Atlanta based creative technology and design firm that helps companies and entrepreneurs solve complex challenges with innovative technology design.  She started her career in the corporate world as a senior management consultant with large companies such as Oracle, Ernst & You...

Richard Haiduck went after his life long dream in retirement by becoming an author. He led a long and successful career as an executive and mentor in the Life Sciences industry before retiring in 2019. He has since fulfilled his dream and published his book, Shifting Gears: 50 Baby Boomers Share their Meaningful Journeys in Retirement. He is amplifying boomer retirement stories, through his book,...

A former actress turned Empowerment Coach, Susan Burrell has experienced a variety of life’s challenges and come out the other side successful and thriving. Susan is the author of “Live Your Empowered Life: A 30-Day Journey Book” and she has a thought provoking podcast called Empowering Chats with Susan Burrell that can be found on most streaming services. Her guided meditations are accessible thr...

A true renaissance woman, Jothi Dugar has enjoyed a thriving career growing in her roles until becoming Chief Information Security Officer and a Cyber Thought Leader with the National Institutes of Health. She is also a Corporate Success & Wellness Change Agent, a Holistic Wellness Practitioner a woman’s empowerment coach and activist, a public speaker a best selling author AND a Dance Directo...

Richard Fletcher held many roles through his career - from volunteer in a pet rescue to Dating Coach and professional gambler before moving on to found his company - The Magic Sauce Marketing for Online Marketers. Once Richard found his niche, his career exploded. Richard now successfully helps online business owners stand out from the crowd. He is living the life he always dreamed of while teachi...

James Goi Jr., aka The Attract Money Guru and bestselling author of How to Attract Money Using Mind Power, spent the first half of his life working a variety of low paying jobs that anyone can get. He struggled with large credit card debt, feeling that he had no skills and no prospects before he started learning about and applying mind power techniques to his life. These mind power teachings were...