Conversations with Rich Bennett

What if your children are learning more about money from watching you than from anything they're taught in school? Financial literacy starts at home, and the conversations you have today could shape your children's financial confidence for years to come. In this episode of Conversations with Rich Bennett , Rich welcomes Greg Junge , founder of Money Mindset Academy and author of Teen Mon...

What happens when the pain of childhood trauma becomes the beginning of a powerful story of hope? Can faith, counseling, and the courage to speak openly help someone move beyond years of shame and suffering? In this episode of Conversations with Rich Bennett , author and speaker Sarah Schwerin shares her deeply personal journey of surviving childhood abuse and discovering healing through faith, co...

What if the key to a child's success in elementary school begins long before kindergarten? For children with neurodivergence, disabilities, or sensory sensitivities, early support can make the difference between feeling excluded and feeling understood. In this episode of Conversations with Rich Bennett , Rich welcomes back Matt Baublitz , founder of Made4U Academy, an innovative educational i...

Can a lie detector test really reveal the truth, restore broken trust, or help someone clear their name? Polygraph examinations are often associated with criminal investigations, but their applications extend far beyond what we see on television. In this episode of Conversations with Rich Bennett , Rich welcomes David M. Goldberg , a Virginia-licensed, advanced board-certified polygraph examiner,...

What makes a concert stay with you long after the final song? Vocalist Chris Pinnella joins Rich Bennett to explore the stories, musical choices, and human connections behind a memorable live performance.  Known for his work with Trans-Siberian Orchestra and his Christmas by Candlelight concert productions, Chris traces his journey from playing the Artful Dodger in a school musical to earning his...

Why do painful relationship patterns keep repeating, even when we recognize them? Ben Oofana joins Rich Bennett to explore heartbreak, attachment wounds, and the difficult emotions that can follow a breakup, divorce, or being ghosted.  Ben is a meditation teacher, healing practitioner, and writer whose work draws on traditional Kiowa healing practices, Chinese internal martial arts, and decades of...

Can people see the person behind your business? Julia Capallo joins Conversations with Rich Bennett to explore how authentic storytelling, thoughtful graphic design, and community connections help small businesses communicate who they are. Julia is the founder of A Marvelous Spark, a Bel Air, Maryland creative services business, and a local Macaroni KID publisher. After a decade teaching art, she...

What if the stories you are afraid to tell could help someone else feel less alone? Author Mia Godfrey shares how faith, generosity, and her sister’s love helped her face childhood trauma, addiction, and devastating loss. In this episode of Conversations with Rich Bennett, Mia discusses Buried, Not Broken, her memoir about growing up in communist Romania, immigrating to the United States, and find...

Are you holding yourself back without realizing it? A round of random questions with Mark Stern becomes an honest conversation about self-respect, life balance, and the possibilities we dismiss before we ever try. Mark, who leads Custom Box Agency and hosts Dash Talks Live, returns to Conversations with Rich Bennett for a different kind of interview. Instead of following one subject, Rich and Mark...

What happens when a child’s quiet creativity gets the attention it deserves? Children’s author and illustrator Piper Thomas joins Rich Bennett to explore why reading a child’s story can help them feel heard, valued, and ready to keep creating. Picking up a conversation that began at the Book Fair at Bel Air, Piper shares the inspiration behind The Littlest Library and its hands-on activity that he...

What does it mean to carry a child’s memory forward while helping protect other families? Patrice Bullock shares how losing her 16-year-old son Bailey to sudden cardiac arrest led to a mission rooted in love, preparedness, and hope. In this episode of Conversations with Rich Bennett, Patrice, a nurse practitioner, mental health nurse practitioner, author, and founder of Bailey’s Heart and Soul Fou...

How do you find joy again when the life you knew changes forever? For Kym Coco, golf became a way to explore new possibilities after losing her husband, Stephen “Steve” Thompson. In this episode of Conversations with Rich Bennett, author, performance coach, and yoga teacher Kym shares the story behind her ongoing 100-course golf adventure. Traveling in a Sprinter van, she discovered opportunities...

What makes a podcast conversation memorable, and how do you know it truly mattered? Richard Wilmore joins Rich Bennett to explore podcast storytelling, guest preparation, and the connections that give creative work lasting purpose. Richard is a talk show host, podcast producer, and founder of Make Your Day Richer, where he helps people identify meaningful stories and connect with podcast opportuni...

What happens when a ministry takes its mission out of a building and brings hope directly to the community? For Michele Love and Steven Hofmeister, it means an RV filled with prayer, practical support, and opportunities to connect. In this episode of Conversations with Rich Bennett, author and evangelist Michele Love and associate pastor Steven Hofmeister share the story behind Voice of Truth Cent...

What changes when you finally tell someone what you have been carrying? Emily Adolph shares how opening up to her family, especially her grandmother, helped her begin releasing years of shame and feel less alone. In this episode of Conversations with Rich Bennett, Emily discusses her experience with suicidal thoughts, the courage it takes to speak honestly, and the importance of having someone wil...

What happens when a love of books becomes a mission to help an entire community? Samantha Heil shares how Book Fair at Bel Air is creating opportunities for readers and authors to connect, belong, and grow. In this episode of Conversations with Rich Bennett, the career educator, literacy expert, and author explains how a conversation at Panera Bread inspired a literary event that welcomed more tha...

What does it take to leave a career you love and build something new? For Tim Markland, moving from the classroom into real estate meant carrying his commitment to teaching, relationships and service into a different kind of work. Tim joins Rich Bennett to share how he and his father began The Markland Advantage, what they learned from their early house flips, and how the Bel Air real estate team...

What does it take to protect a community from rabies before an animal ever reaches your backyard? In Harford County, part of the answer is a new pilot program that will place 15,000 oral rabies vaccine baits where raccoons are likely to find them. Rich visits the Harford County Health Department to talk with Hannah Lux, Bonnie Harbin, and Ronya Nassar about the work behind the program and what res...

What if healthy aging were not about simply living longer, but protecting your energy, independence, and purpose for as long as possible? Bill Quateman believes the goal should be a longer “peak span,” where people continue living at their fullest capacity. Bill is the founder of Advanced BioCell and has spent decades studying holistic health, personalized nutrition, cellular wellness, and regener...

Recovery is not only about leaving addiction behind. It is about discovering who you are, rebuilding your strength, and creating a life that gives you reasons to keep moving forward. Kat returns to Conversations with Rich Bennett after sharing the most-listened-to story from the 2025 Podathon for Recovery. This time, she discusses launching Simply Serenity Apparel, a recovery-inspired brand design...

What does it really take to build a podcast, take it worldwide, attract sponsors, and keep going for more than a decade? Rich Bennett steps behind the microphone alone to answer questions submitted directly by his listeners. In this candid episode of Conversations with Rich Bennett , Rich shares how a failed video recording helped launch his podcast, why Kristy Breslin encouraged him to think beyo...

What if success is not about staying busy, earning more, or meeting someone else’s expectations? What if it means creating a life that genuinely reflects your health, relationships, values, and sense of fulfillment? Amy Lenius is a personal development and success coach, speaker, and Director of Group Coaching at Next Level University. After developing endometriosis as a teenager and being told sh...

Better health does not require following every new trend or changing your entire life overnight. According to Drs. Reed and Kat Neubaum, it begins by consistently supporting three connected areas: function, fuel, and fitness. In this episode of Conversations with Rich Bennett , Reed and Kat of Ultimate Health join Rich and first-time cohost Nicole Valentine for an informative and entertaining look...

Teenagers face constant screens, academic pressure, disrupted sleep, energy drinks, and growing mental health challenges. Dara Wax believes they need to be supported and understood, not treated like problems that must be fixed. After nearly 25 years in global health, Dara became the founder of SAM+LEO, a line of clean gummy vitamins created specifically for kids and teenagers and named after her t...

What if stress and suffering are not merely problems to manage, but clues pointing toward something within us that needs attention? In this episode of Conversations with Rich Bennett , Rich speaks with D. Dean Graves, a mental health counselor, meditation and mindfulness instructor, spiritual guide, podcaster, keynote speaker, and author of four books about identity and consciousness. Dean explain...