Kickass Boomers

Connect with Dale Power Dale shared how a meaningful conversation inspired her to start the Encouragement Project, which later evolved into Share Your Courage, a company focused on helping business owners and executives transition beyond their professional careers. She explained that while retirement messaging typically focuses on financial aspects, many successful individuals struggle with person...

Connect With Wendi Knox Wendi Knox is an author, artist, speaker, and professional uplifter. In her former life, she was an advertising Senior Vice President/Creative Director and award-winning brand storyteller, creating campaigns for global brands including Honda and Acura. Today, Wendi is on a mission to rebrand aging as a process of becoming more of who we are, not less of what we were. Throug...

Chief Purpose Officer – Vicki Thomas won a $100,000 Purpose Prize in 2013 from Encore.org. Nearing retirement, she pursued her purpose using her expertise to help two veteran nonprofits get on the map by placing national and local media stories about veterans needing housing solutions. Vicki always pursued her passion and purpose in life — she is now helping individuals develop their passion to he...

Meet Jonathan Treiber Jonathan Treiber CEO of Skill-Care Corporation.  Chief Problem Solver Jonathan has been featured in Business Insider, MarketWatch and he is a FORBES Contributor.  Skil-Care Corporation was founded in 1978 & has pioneered the design and development of innovative safety and comfort healthcare products for patients within the nursing home, hospital, rehabilitation, and home...

Meet Angela Page Award winning Latina and Italian American writer and producer with lengthy experience in multinationals such as Microsoft and Honeywell. Spanish native speaker and fluent in Italian and Portuguese. Graduate of NYU’s Stern School of Business, The London School of Economics and the Lee Strasberg Institute. President of the So. Florida chapter of WNBA (Women’s National Book Associati...

ABOUT GRACE SAMMON: Grace Sammon is an award-winning author, educator, and radio host whose work centers on storytelling, reinvention, and voice. Recognized in Who’s Who in Education and Who’s Who in Literature, she is the recipient of the 2025 Indies United Award for Inspirational Women in Literature, Media, and Journalism. Her debut novel, The Eves, marked a major career reinvention and earned c...

Connect with Terry Tucker Terry joined us back inJuly of 2021 to share his story. As a refresher for those of you who haven’t listened to EP #42 Terry reinvented himself frequently over the years. His first job after college was at Wendy’s in their marketing department. From there he worked in hospital administration. After marriage Tery moved to California for his wife’s job and worked for a publ...

Meet Sabine (Speaker and Communication Expert) Sabine Kvenberg is a keynote speaker, bestselling author, and founder of Impact Communication Coaching. Known as The Storytelling Dame , she helps leaders, entrepreneurs, and teams master The Invisible Stage™ —the unseen moments of preparation and everyday conversations where influence is won or lost. Drawing from her 30+ years as an actress, director...

Meet Princella Seymour Author, CEO, Founder at Complete Elder Solution Princella Seymour’s thirty-year career has solidified her as a preeminent expert on solutions for the aging community. The heartbeat of her mission: love, family, and dignity. As a national advocate for revolutionizing elder care and transforming confusion into clarity, she has served as Vice President of the 120,000+ member Na...

Meet Linda MacDougall Linda got her M.A. in Counseling Psychology because she was seeking answers to family dysfunction.  She already had a background of working with the developmentally disabled population since high school.  She went on to be an administrator of two group homes for United Cerebral Palsy for over a decade.  Following her ex-husband's career, she then moved to Hawaii and beca...

Meet Cary Herwig Cary discussed her journey into writing, starting professionally in her 40s. She emphasized the challenges of writing, including the need for multiple drafts and the importance of finding one's voice. Cary highlighted the evolution of publishing, noting the shift from traditional publishers to self-publishing, which now has a better reputation. She advised aspiring writers to...

Meet Dr. Wayne Gradman DR. WAYNE GRADMAN was born and raised in Chicago. His parents divorced when he was three years old, at a time when divorce was almost never an option. He lived with his mother and he thinks he inherited his innate sense of humor and friendliness from her. He attended the University of Chicago for undergraduate work (receiving a BA with honors in biology and philosophy) and t...

Meet Jessica Mann I have loved creative writing since I was young, writing short stories and poetry. Uplift is my debut novel.  I have always loved birds and animals, too, and was inspired to write UPLIFT to give them a voice. What if readers could “see” the world through their eyes? And could a compelling, relatable story help inspire greater respect and compassion for these creatures? Nature Bei...

Vicki Thomas Chief Purpose Officer – Vicki Thomas  won a $100,000 Purpose Prize in 2013 from Encore.org. Nearing retirement, she pursued her purpose using her expertise to help two veteran nonprofits get on the map by placing national and local media stories about veterans needing housing solutions. Vicki always pursued her passion and purpose in life — she is now helping individuals develop their...

Kevin Barry Price (6/29/54-5/22/25) This replay is a tribute to the music Barry left behind for all of us to enjoy and remember him! Originally recorded on Thanksgiving Day 2020. Our Kickass Boomer of the Day is Kevin Barry Price. After retiring from his regular job, Barry has been spending his time in his studio creating and recording music. In this episode, he will share his journey as a musicia...

Meet Patricia Greenberg Patricia Greenberg isn’t just talking about healthy aging—she’s living it. With 20 marathons, 115 half-marathons, and countless fitness achievements completed after age 50, she brings unparalleled authenticity to the longevity conversation. As the founder of ‘It’s Ok to be Old,’ Patricia bridges her culinary background, fitness expertise, and passionate pro-aging advocacy w...

Meet Boyd Lowry FirstLight Home Care of Glen Rock, NJ is proudly owned and operated by Boyd Lowry. Boyd, who was an Active Duty Marine from 1982-1986 and received an honorable discharge. He is dedicated to giving back to the Bergen County community where he has spent the majority of his life. Prior to opening FirstLight of Glen Rock, Boyd ran his own technology company, focusing on system integrat...

 Connect with Julia Linn Body Beauty Love Life™ is a signature program for women 50+ who struggle with how to lose weight, what exercises to do, what foods to eat, how to navigate issues that have sabotaged efforts at weight loss in the past. It... Body Beauty Love Life™ is a signature program for women 50+ who struggle with how to lose w It starts with mindset strategies on how you think. What is...

Connect with Kimberly Harms Dr. Kimberly Harms transforms the often daunting task of end-of-life planning into a compassionate journey, helping people navigate the emotional aspects of legacy planning.  She has witnessed death up close many times throughout her life, including the loss of her mother and her son to suicide and, eventually, her husband from a broken heart after their son’s death. Th...

Connect with Anne Goldberg Anne is 72 years young and teaches seniors how to use Smartphones. She can help you too. With eleven years of experience teaching technology to seniors in South Florida, she will help you understand your iPhone or Android smartphone so you can stay connected, navigate your device with confidence, and engage effortlessly in today’s digital world. Anne's new book: Tak...

Connect with Carl Landau I Used to Be Somebody  inspires 50+ year-olds who don't want to retire but want to build their (un)retirement good life. Each month we interview cool, inspiring people about their retirement challenges and why and how they figured it out—turning this phase of life into an incredible, rewarding reality. It's for people who don't want to retire--they just want...

Connect with Jean Kuhn Running your business is no different than running your family. You need a daily plan or everything goes to hell. I became a mom and an entrepreneur at the exact same time, April 29, 1985, at 8:52 p.m. The moment they put that… The moment they put that first baby in my arms I knew I was not going back to a J-O-B I hated, so I just started a business. When I gave my notice to...

Meet Judy Hahn: Judy Hahn was trained as an Integrative Nutritional Health Coach and spent 7 years as a Functional Wellness Coach, often addressing the gut-brain connection of her clients' conditions. She is known as The Brain Fitness Coach, working with an innovative brain health device that reduces stress & anxiety, and betters sleep, mood & mental clarity, and so many other issues...

Meet Dr Michelle Peticolas : Dr. Michelle Peticolas is an international best-selling author of Step Into Your Brilliance, as well as several other books. She is the award-winning filmmaker of Secrets of Life and Death , a professional speaker and life transformation coach.    Dr. Michelle helps high-achieving, mid-life women who have been thrown off track by a major loss to release their complex g...

Meet Sky Bergman Sky Bergman , Professor Emeritus of Photography and Video at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, is in her third act after a 30-year teaching career. Her artwork is in prestigious museum collections, and her commercial work has appeared in renowned magazines like the Smithsonian. Sky’s passion is creating films and projects that inspire intergenerational connections, emphasizing the power...