Changing the Rules

Guest: Julia Adams, Clear Ice & Bitters Last week, Julia Adams created a one-of-a-kind cocktail experience for co-host Mary Ann Steinhauer. This week, she turns her attention to Ray Loewe—and the result is entirely different. Rather than asking what someone wants to drink, Julia begins by getting to know who they are. Through thoughtful questions and remarkable listening, she uncovers memories, em...

Guest: Julia Adams, Clear Ice & Bitters - What if the most memorable part of a party wasn't the food or the music—but the feeling that someone created just for you? In this episode of Changing the Rules, Ray Loewe and co-host Mary Ann Steinhauer talk with Julia Adams, founder of Clear Ice & Bitters, who is redefining hospitality one guest at a time. Drawing on her background as a classical musicia...

What happens when you accept an invitation to experience someone else's passion? In this episode of Changing the Rules, Ray and Sandy Loewe climb into the back seat of a beautifully restored 1911 Stevens-Duryea (a $300,000 antique car) and join a caravan of thirty Brass Era automobiles winding through the Pennsylvania countryside. What began as an invitation from friend Jane Grove quickly became m...

Host: Ray Loewe - A few weeks ago, I had coffee with some friends. We started talking about the incredibly stupid things we did as kids and how we ever survived childhood. Maybe we were just the "Luckiest Kids in the World. "Hopefully, this podcast will take you back a few years to your youth. Enjoy!

Guest: Terry Lieb - Host: Ray Loewe - Co-Host: May Ann Steinhauer - A journey from coal mine country through trade school, the circus. From college to finding the life he wanted by exploring the counseling world. All told through some of the most fascinating stories you'll ever hear.

LaKiesha Tomlin, Engineer, MBA, Company Owner, just returned from a four-week immersion trip to southern France to learn French. LaKiesha credits intentionality and the ability to seize opportunities. If it's important, just do it! Host: Ray Loewe, Co-Host: Mary Ann Steinhauer

What started as a simple internet TV experiment became something much bigger. In this special episode of Changing the Rules, host Jim Rose — usually the voice behind the engineering console — turns the microphone on Ray Loewe, founder of Changing the Rules, Life Under the Willow Tree, and The Friends Connection Forum. Ray shares the unexpected evolution of these projects: from early internet telev...

In this episode of Changing the Rules, hosts Ray Loewe and Mary Ann Steinhauer welcome Rebecca Hoffman, founder of Good Egg Concepts and keynote speaker for the March 2026 Friends Connection Forum. Building on her inspiring presentation from the Forum, Rebecca takes listeners deeper into the art — and power — of storytelling. But this isn’t just about becoming a better speaker or writer. It’s abou...

What if the best leadership lessons aren’t found in boardrooms… or even on the battlefield? In this episode of Changing the Rules, Ray Loewe sits down with Vice Admiral Dan Cooper (Ret.) to explore leadership through an unexpected lens—a legendary college football coach. Dan shares personal stories about his friend, Notre Dame’s Lou Holtz—not the public figure, but the man behind the reputation. T...

“I lost a friend this week.” That’s how this episode begins—with a simple sentence that opens the door to something much deeper. After reading an impressive obituary filled with accomplishments and milestones, host Ray Loewe is left with an unexpected realization: the most important parts of his friend’s life weren’t there. Not the lunches. Not the conversations. Not the laughter. Not the way Bill...

What happens when you stop following the “expected path”… and start following your heart instead? In this episode of Changing the Rules, hosts Ray Loewe and Mary Ann Steinhauer sit down with Anna Brooke—better known to audiences as Rev. Legs Malone. With a Master’s Degree in Contemporary Art, Anna seemed destined for the traditional art world. But something didn’t fit. So she made a bold pivot—fro...

Host: Ray Loewe Cohost: MaryAnn Steinhauer What if project management wasn’t just about timelines and deliverables… …but about storytelling, inspiration, and living life on your terms? Dawn Mahan is one of the “Luckiest People in the World”—and she’s earned it. A globally recognized project management expert, she’s built a career in demand around the world while intentionally designing a life that...

Ray Loewe, MaryAnn Steinhauer, Bill Hughes and John Gardner “Most of us think of a watch as something that tells time. But what if a watch actually holds time? Today’s guest owns more than 60 watches—not because he needs them, but because each one tells a different story. A wedding… a moment he felt successful… a memory of his father… And it made me think about my own watch—an Omega Seamaster I bo...

Host Ray Loewe Co-Host - MaryAnn Steinhauer Guest - Justina Latura, What if wine wasn’t just something you drink… but something you experience? In this episode of Changing the Rules, we sit down with Justina Latura, owner of the Vine Bar in Lancaster, PA—one of the Luckiest People in the World who has built a life around her passion for food, wine, and connection. For Justina, wine is more than a...

For many people, the word “improv” triggers: “I have to be funny.” “I have to perform.” "I might be embarrassed," “I’m not an actor.” But Impied Improv keeps the spirit of improv but removes the “acting” pressure, and it helps - Spontaneous Communication - Creative Collaboration - Dynamic Dialogue - Connection - Communication Gym (fun, growth-oriented) - ALL IN THE FORM OF PLAYING GAMES WITH A PUR...

Guest: Dale Power - Inventor, :Reimagine Your Retirement" Host: Ray Loewe Co-host: Mary Ann Steinhauer - One of our "Luckiest People" finds herself way off track at age 51 and uses an "Outward Bound Experience" to explode her way back on track, inventing "Reimagine Your Retirement." Even though we're retired, it's never too late to make a significant difference in someone's life.

Making his passion his life, Robert went from golfer to golf course manager to golf course owner, living his life on his own terms. Robert shares some of the challenges he encountered and some of the innovations that helped him achieve his success

Host: Ray Loewe Co-host: Mary Ann Steinhauer Guest: Shelly O'Donovan, Authentic Influence Group We communicate all the time through our actions, comments, and body language. When we're doing it right, we can create incredible opportunities. When we're not aware of what we'we doing, we can do damage to our careers and lives. Shelly talks about actually creating communication strategies to help achi...

Host: Ray Loewe Co-host: Mary Ann Steinhauer Guests: Dr. Heather Eck andDr. Kerry Hermann, IntegrityForward Hearing Solutions -------- Hearing loss can slowly and sneakily impede your relationships. You don't know you're not hearing what you're not hearing. When your ears aren't functioning properly, you're not getting information to the brain. It's the brain that actually interprets those hearing...

Host: Ray Loewe, Co-host Mary Ann Steinhauer. Don Helin, Guest, John Gardner, Guest, Jeff Lincoln, Owner, Passero's Coffee Roasters What's your relationship with coffee? What's your history with coffee? Join us for a lively discussion on how coffee influences our lives. Relive and enjoy the memories.

Host - Ray Loewe Co-host Mary Ann Steinhauer Guest - Don Helin Don didn't think his heritage was all that exciting until he started probing beyond the lives of some Minnesota farmers to a small town in Norway, the home of many of his family relatives. Then, a trip he and his wife took to the Northern Maritimes provinces, visiting a very old Viking settlement, and learning about the Viking sagas an...

Host: Ray Loewe Co-host: Mary Ann Steinhauer Guest: Lana Edwards Santoro It Started with a Letter is about the importance of your story and why you need to tell it.  

Host: Ray Loewe, Co-Host: Mary Ann Steinhauer, and our podcast team talk about how they stay engaged and on track when winter starts to get them down.

Word has been getting around about our Storytelling Dinners. People keep asking the same questions: How do I get to one? What kind of story should I tell? Where do the best stories in my life even come from? And how do I make a good story better—and tell it well? So we decided to answer those questions the best way we know how: by telling stories. In this episode of Changing the Rules, four storyt...

The mission hasn't changed. We're still about helping the luckiest people get lucky, stay lucky, and get around the obstacles that get in their way. But there will be greater emphasis on the people who help them and the conversations they have to get there.