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Learning to Be Me: Lessons and Perspectives  Do you constantly question who you are, searching for meaning beyond societal expectations? You are not alone. In Learning to Be Me: Lessons and Perspectives, Derrick Henderson takes you on a powerful journey of self-discovery, personal growth, and deep reflection. This transformational self-help book challenges conventional thinking and helps you break...

NADINE ELLISNadine Ellis is an Australian poet, writing about everyday life. She writes as a cathartic release – processing life’s experiences – spilling out her internal thoughts – with hope that her words touch others, to let them know they are not alone.​Nadine was born in South Australia to Eastern European parents, who immigrated to Australia before she was born. She is a mother to four adult...

The Other Side of the Gun: My Journey from Trauma to Resiliency  Life Can Change in a Heartbeat. And Recovery from Trauma Is Possible.  On Halloween night 1985, Susan Williams’ life changed forever when her father, LAPD Detective Thomas C. Williams, was ambushed and killed. This compelling story of Susan’s (and her family’s) loss and the road to recovery from trauma provides hope and practical gui...

Carol Tice Community builder with broadcast experience-Carol Tice Looking for an experienced podcast guest who’s an online-business pioneer? I’m a seasoned online entrepreneur with over a decade of experience building and growing paid digital communities. My radio experience includes creating programming at KPFK Los Angeles. I also ran a weekly podcast for my community for over a decade, and am an...

Fredrik Haren Fredrik Haren, The Creativity Explorer As a global speaker who has delivered over 2,000 presentations across 75+ countries, Fredrik has spent his career exploring creativity, innovation, and the power of ideas. He has inspired over a million people from the stage and his bestselling book, The Idea Book - has been recognized as one of the '100 Best Business Books of All Time’. Fredrik...

Sean Cononie I was feeding the homeless at a very young age just out of high school. I n 1997 I found this guy John McCormick a homeless man who needed help. I asked him to come with me and I took him to a hospital. We were not a shelter at the time. When I gave him housing the hospitals found out and they started to send me all their homeless. We became a shelter basically overnight without one o...

Lance Cayko SERIAL ENTREPRENEUR | ARCHITECT | BUILDER Lance Cayko is a dynamic serial entrepreneur, award-winning architect, and co-founder of F9 Productions, a leading design-build firm in Northern Colorado. With over two decades in the architecture, engineering, and construction industries, Lance has earned international recognition, including the 2016 Architizer A+ Award for Architecture + Livi...

Alan Lazaros CEO of Next Level University, Top 100 Podcast, 2,100+ Ep, 180+ Countries, Computer Engineer, MBA, 11,000+ Hours of Coaching, Training, and Podcasting. At age 2, my birth father passed away in a car accident. At age 26, after getting into a nearly fatal car accident myself, I questioned everything... I was already very successful from the outside looking in, but filled with pain, regre...

Invasion of the Punk Rockers, Who Drink Blood!: An Ashwood Story (Ashwood Stories)  Invasion of the Punk Rockers, Who Drink Blood! A Vampire Horror-Punk Thriller for Rebels, Outcasts, and Anyone Who’s Ever Slammed in a Basement Mosh Pit. Bax Laywright and his punk band, Ashwood Commons, are used to being outsiders in the buttoned-up Bible Belt town of Ashwood, Kentucky. They’ve got fire in their g...

Eric Gee Author, Writing and Life Coach, Founder I was a bad student” is my common answer when asked about my early school years. I could be a teacher’s best friend or worst enemy, alternating between charismatic participant and equally charismatic dissident depending on my passion for the assignment. As my brother once perfectly encapsulated: “If Eric doesn’t like doing something and it takes lon...

David Richards Unlocking Divine Identity, Leadership, and Legacy—One Conversation at a Time. A Journey of Awakening: From Near-Death to Unshakable Faith When I was six, my best friend, in a fit of rage, hurled a hammer across the yard. It struck the back of my head with brutal force, and in an instant, everything went black. But I didn’t just lose consciousness—I left my body. Floating outside mys...

When The Universe Holds Your Hair Back For years, Katie Baker wore the mask of a woman who had it all together. On the surface, she was a successful professional, a loving mother, and the embodiment of relentless perseverance. But beneath that carefully crafted facade, the cracks were deepening into fractures too wide to ignore. Haunted by a childhood of instability—marked by alcoholic fathers, se...

Derek Williams Licensed Acupuncturist & Book Author Empowering People to Achieve Peak Performance and Improved Health Through Applied Kinesiology Today, we’re thrilled to welcome Derek Williams, a licensed acupuncturist, certified strength and conditioning specialist, and accomplished author. With a background in competitive sports and personal training, Derek has transformed lives through App...

Step Into Your Miracle: Transforming Trauma into Triumph After a devastating accident, a coma, and a breast cancer diagnosis, Shannon could have easily given up. Instead, she embarked on a transformative journey of healing. Through simple daily practices, she rebuilt her life and discovered inner strength she never knew she had. With honesty and humor, Shannon's story is a powerful testament to pe...

Mike Montague Human-First AI Marketing® @Avenue9 👨‍🦲✨ Founder, Podcaster, & Author What if your audience could finally understand how to really use AI in marketing to grow their business without sounding like a robot or spamming everyone they know? I help business leaders, marketers, and entrepreneurs cut through the hype and get real about what it takes to market like a big brand without b...

Dan Hafner Software Developer, Creator, No-Code Expert I hear app ideas every single day, and I’ve learned how to spot the ones with real potential and steer clear of the rest. I’ve seen firsthand how powerful an app can be as a marketing, fulfillment, and lead-generation tool. There’s both an art and a science to bringing these elements together for success. On shows, I can bring value by breakin...

Joe Casalese  Founder/CEO of RoofBids. Shaking up the roof industry for the good of the world! Getting a business started is super easy. Starting a business is not. Taking the steps to incorporate, set up bank accounts, credit cards, etc is easy because their are processes to follow and checklists everywhere to find out what to do. BUT starting that business as a business that will succeed is craz...

The Six Pillars Of Effective Leadership: A Roadmap to Success Jim Carlough knows effective leadership. Throughout the last three decades, he has grown from mentee to mentor and held key leadership positions in multi-million-dollar companies. His decades of success are a direct result of intentional growth and a lifelong learning mindset. In The Six Pillars of Effective Leadership, Carlough debunks...

Jessica Martin Your Human Strategists dedicated to empowering corporate decision-makers to navigate the intricate landscapes of human potential Jessica is a visionary leader and the Human Strategist on a mission to blend neuroscience & ancient wisdom to dismantle societal constraints and change organizations and lives. Built on a simple belief: every person & every business matters. Empowe...

Sean Cononie I was feeding the homeless at a very young age just out of high school. I n 1997 I found this guy John McCormick a homeless man who needed help. I asked him to come with me and I took him to a hospital. We were not a shelter at the time. When I gave him housing the hospitals found out and they started to send me all their homeless. We became a shelter basically overnight without one o...

Gloria Vanderhorst Psychologist, Writer, Advisor and Mentor I started my practice as a psychologist working with preschool children, mainly boys, as the female teachers saw them as problematic with their exuberance and physical energy and labeled them as hyperactive or attention-deficient. My work resulted in their fathers coming to therapy to explore their emotional angst. I was privileged to see...

The Empathic Leader: How EQ via Empathy Transforms Leadership for Better Profit, Productivity, and Innovation Is the gap between your vision and your reality widening? Do you feel powerless in the face of the changes wrought by artificial intelligence, generational friction, and quiet quitting? In today’s fast-changing business world, the list of challenges is seemingly endless and courageous. Ada...

The Narrative Edge: Authentic Storytelling that Meets the Moment Discover the potential of a compelling story―and how to craft one―with expert help from an experienced storyteller In  The Narrative Edge: Authentic Storytelling that Meets the Moment  celebrated writer, interviewer, and speaker Dr. Rod Berger delivers an inspiring and practical discussion about the rebirth of stories in our society'...

Arnold Beekes The Brain Fitness Trainer Arnold enables people to move from ‘Fitting In’ to Flying Out’. Here he shares that he grew up in an environment of extreme ‘Fitting In’. Conformity was an integral part of my upbringing. My father was a military officer, both in his work and at home. Still, I was very different from my fellow students at primary school. I was complying with my father’s norm...

David Marcus Parent Rx: Prescriptive Wisdom, Tips and Strategies for Communication with Your Child Parenting in today’s challenging world requires new tools to help their children foster a healthy self-image. But parents need help in making communication with their children a healthy part of their household. Most of us use the parenting techniques that our parents used. But these do not apply to t...