Small Changes Big Shifts

Jimmy Page and Dan Britton are both leaders of Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Jimmy is a speaker, author, triathlete, fitness leader, and co-author of three books: Wisdom Walks, Wisdom Walks Sports, and Pray Fit. He also hosts a weekly radio show called Fit Fridays. Jimmy is an adventure seeker, he went skydiving with each of his kids for their 18th birthday, and he loves Country Music! Dan is...

In this episode of Small Changes Big Shifts our very own Chief Operations Officer, Jamie Durner, comes on the show to interview Dr. Michelle Robin about the mission and vision of the podcast. Jamie is a whole person practitioner, wellbeing program developer and facilitator, and a health, life, and business mentor and coach. She started working with Small Changes Big Shifts in 2021.   Memorable Quo...

Join us as we welcome Barbara Unell and Tricia Rausch on this week's episode, where they share the story how ParentCare was founded in Kansas City. ParentCare was developed with guidance from Barbara Unell, a parent educator, author of Discipline with Love and Limits , and founder of the Raised with Love and Limits Foundation. Tricia is a Registered Nurse and Coordinator of Perinatal Bereavement a...

Born in Ghana, West Africa, Kute is an inspirational speaker and transformational leader. He has been inspiring audiences around the world from the first time he spoke in front of 3,000 people at the age of 8, later speaking in over 300 venues by the time he was 18. He helps organizations develop authentic leadership and achieve extraordinary performance. He is the author of the bestselling book Y...

We've had a great month celebrating kindness thanks to this year's sponsor, City Wide Facility Solutions. Today, Dr. Michelle Robin welcomes Andrea Allison-Putman and Lori Bennett on the show to share their experience participating in the 31-Day Kindness Campaign. Join us to hear about the power of kindness and what they have learned kindness really looks likes in our everyday lives. Sometimes kin...

Steve Gross is the Chief Playmaker at Life is Good Kids Foundation. The mission at Life is Good is to spread and harness the power of optimism to help kids heal from the impact of childhood trauma. The way that they do that is by partnering with the frontline men and women who dedicate their lives to building, healing, and creating life changing relationships with kids. Memorable Quotes: "We have...

Matt is a former special education teacher and spent the majority of his educational career as an elementary principal. Under his leadership two elementary schools went from Low Performing schools to Top Ten High Performing schools in the State of Missouri. Matt contributes this increase in achievement to the power of positive relationships. When organizations are focused on people – great things...

Susan Mettes is the author of the brand-new book coming out November 2 called, "The Loneliness Epidemic – Why So Many of Us Feel Alone and How Leaders Can Respond." Susan has been studying people and their decisions for over a decade. She has experience in behavioral economics, writing, research, survey design and analysis, travel, journalism, public policy, and teaching. Susan is currently workin...

Vicki O'Grady is a Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor, author, and accomplished workshop presenter.  She has worked in the fields of mental health, addictions, eating disorders and personal growth since the late 70's. Vicki has traveled throughout the United States and Israel presenting personal growth workshops and seminars. She is the former President and founder of Personal Power and Pros...

Linda Cohen is known as the Kindness Catalyst. She has been a nationally recognized kindness expert and professional speaker for over a decade. Linda works with a wide variety of businesses and associations on the ROI of Kindness. She is the author of two books. Her first book is called, "1,000 Mitzvahs: How Small Acts of Kindness Can Heal, Inspire and Change Your Life."   Her new book is called,...

City Wide is the largest management company in the building maintenance industry, facilitating janitorial and more than 20 additional maintenance services for every client. They do more than just manage maintenance services for commercial facilities, they pride themselves on being a partner that helps you save time and solve problems! We spoke with three members of the City Wide Team: Jeff Oddo, t...

Edie Varley is a speaker, advisor, educator and the founder of The Varley Group which focuses on developing the skills of Emotional Intelligence to transform human potential into constructive contribution. From the boiler room to the board room, Edie helps people find the meaning in their work and the value in their contribution. Her work has benefited individuals and corporations – from privately...

Dr. Sheila Robinson is the owner and publisher of Diversity Women Media. She is a keynote speaker on leadership, entrepreneurship, and diversity and inclusion. She's written two books " Lead by Example: An Insider's Look at How to Successfully Lead in Corporate America and Entrepreneurship " and " Your Toolkit for Success: The Professional Woman's Guide for Advancing to the C-Suite." Dr. Robinson...

Qiana Thomason has dedicated her career to the improvement of health and wellbeing across the region. As the CEO of Health Forward, she focuses on communities over-represented in health injustice and those living in marginalized conditions. While Qiana has an impressive career repertoire, it's her health journey that is the highlight of her story. After years of suffering from intense skin issues,...

Dr. Carolina is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in both Adult and Geriatric Psychiatry. She owns an outpatient clinic located in Prairie Village, Kansas and is the co-founder of the Healthy Aging Revolution. Her goal is to promote the mental health of adult and elderly patients by providing psychotherapy, medication management, and diagnostic evaluation for differ...

Carron Montgomery is a Licensed Professional Counselor, Registered Play Therapist and Level II trainer in EMDR. She utilizes a client centered approach that includes the importance of collaborating with each client's team of professional and primary caregivers. Carron is passionate about serving youth. She believes that building connections starts with being present. Nine years ago, Carron and two...

This week is the official launch of our new mini-series on loneliness and finding your tribe. Dr. Michelle Robin talks to Audrey Robin, her niece and newest member of the Small Changes Big Shifts team, to introduce the series. Audrey Robin is a holistic health copywriter who writes online content for functional medicine practitioners and health coaches. In this episode, Audrey turns the conversati...

Jen Ciszewski is a functional medicine practitioner, lactation consultant, nature lovin', birth doula, yoga teacher & family nurse practitioner student. She is also an entrepreneur who has set out to change the way we live with chronic symptoms and overall poor quality of life due to the foods, thoughts, and habits we consume daily. Her very own struggle with autoimmune disease led her to rock bot...

Jen Ciszewski is a functional medicine practitioner, lactation consultant, nature lovin', birth doula, yoga teacher & family nurse practitioner student. She is also an entrepreneur who has set out to change the way we live with chronic symptoms and overall poor quality of life due to the foods, thoughts, and habits we consume daily. Her very own struggle with autoimmune disease led her to rock bot...

Dr. Elizabeth Rodgers is a graduate of the Disparities Leadership Program at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital. She is also an alumna of the University of Pittsburgh where she received a Doctorate in epidemiology with a focus on understanding barriers associated with chronic disease and disability prevention. She is an expert in custom holistic health services with one-of-a...

Dr. Elizabeth Rodgers is a graduate of the Disparities Leadership Program at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital. She is also an alumna of the University of Pittsburgh where she received a Doctorate in epidemiology with a focus on understanding barriers associated with chronic disease and disability prevention. She is an expert in custom holistic health services with one-of-a...

PR and Social Media Director at Hallmark Cards, JiaoJiao Shen , joins Dr. Michelle Robin to discuss freedom and the power of connection. Join Dr. Michelle and JiaoJiao as they talk about: What it is like for JiaoJiao being a Chinese immigrant in the USA with two biracial children. Her thoughts on freedom especially with both children having been born on July 4, three years apart. Unpacking the dis...

Sentenced to sixty-five years in a Texas prison, Damon West once had it all. Damon West, M.S. Criminal Justice, is a college professor, nationally known keynote speaker and best-selling author (with best-selling author and motivational speaker Jon Gordon) of The Coffee Bean: A Simple Lesson to Create Positive Change . His first book and autobiography, The Change Agent: How a Former College QB Sent...

About Bellatore Recovery The Bellatore Recovery philosophy is grounded in connection. Their founders are all native Kansans, connected as personal friends and colleagues for over 15 years. Throughout their years treating eating disorders, they've consistently seen that building truthful connections with your own courage, your own beauty, and your own people lets you: Make peace with yourself Tap i...

About Alana Muller Founder and CEO of C offee Lunch Coffee , Alana Muller is a Networking speaker, workshop facilitator, business relationship coach in Kansas City. She is also author of the book, Coffee Lunch Coffee: A Practical Field Guide for Master Networking. She travels the world to share her expertise in the areas of Networking, Coaching, Strategic Planning and Business Consulting. About Jo...