Looking Forward Our Way

“There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of people you love. When you learn to tap this source, you will truly have defeated age.” - Sophia Loren If you yourself are not “older”, you likely have family, friends, neighbors who are aging. Our two guests will be providing incredible information on the latest challenges for our s...

One of the most frightening symptoms of the during this covid pandemic was to watch patients not able to breathe. The state scrambled to find respirators or "jerry rig" what machinery they could find. But it was terrifying to think that you would not be able to take another breath, something that we do every few seconds normally without even thinking about it. Our guests are from The Breathing Ass...

We recorded this episode at the first annual WORDBridge Now 's Summer Celebration in Dayton, Ohio. Dr. Sara Guerrero-Duby is our guest, along with her colleague Vicki Giambrone . Sara is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Wright State University and has been a pediatrician for decades (40+ years), working with children in Ohio. Vicki Giambrone is a Managing Partner with CBD Advisors in Dayton...

Lifelong learning and the power of learning is key to an individual's success in the workplace. So when education barriers for adult students and job seekers exist, we all lose. With is us Dr. Phyllis Cummins, Senior Research Scholar at Miami University's Scripps Gerontology Center . The Center has a reputation as a strong partner and supporter of programs for older adults throughout Ohio. She hel...

To write a killer book, you need to edit, edit, edit, get professional input (editor, coach, agent etc.) then make the decision to go the "traditional" publisher route, or self-publish and hire beta readers. What is self-publishing? Self-publishing is the act of independently publishing your book on a platform like Amazon without the need of a traditional publishing house. There are a number of st...

There are basically two ways to publish a book. The old way is now called “traditional” publishing: you pitch an agent, they sell it to a publisher, and the publisher takes care of everything. You get an advance. And then there's self-publishing. Let’s say your book isn’t commercially viable: which means, it won’t earn enough for an agent or publisher to invest in. You can either continue writing...

Walk with a Doc was started in 2005 by Dr. David Sabgir, a cardiologist in Columbus, Ohio. Frustrated with his inability to affect behavior change in the clinical setting, Dr. Sabgir invited his patients to go for a walk with him in a local park on a spring Saturday morning. To his surprise, over 100 people showed up, energized and ready to move. Since that first event in 2005, Walk with a Doc has...

Over the past year, our world took many different, critical paths. Today, we want to discuss diversity and inclusion in our workplace, how the issues have developed over time and the opportunities to pursue for our future. Our guests are Courtnee Carrigan , CEO & Executive Trainer, Raising the Bar Performance Group, and Tim Harman , Senior Consultant, Workforce Innovation Center. In part 1 of...

Over the past year, our world took many different, critical paths. Today, we want to discuss diversity and inclusion in our workplace, how the issues have developed over time and the opportunities to pursue for our future. Our guests are Courtnee Carrigan , CEO & Executive Trainer, Raising the Bar Performance Group, and Tim Harman , Senior Consultant, Workforce Innovation Center. It seems that...

We recently visited The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center’s Lewis Center Outpatient Center. Stacy Kelley is a Nurse Practitioner “extraordinaire” at the Lewis Outpatient Center and has become an expert in Telehealth. We had the opportunity to talk to her about this revolutionary healthcare program. Stacy gave us an in-depth look at telehealth and how it has become such a strong medical p...

We are covering a very different topic than we’ve done in our past podcasting, but a critical issue for Central Ohio. We are guessing everyone experiences problems and difficulties in getting around their community – too many cars on the road, congestion, construction, and so much wasted time commuting! We are excited to welcome our guest, Thea Ewing, Director of Transportation & Infrastructur...

We have some solid information and resources to help build your path to financial literacy, stability and growth. Our guests from BMI Federal Credit Union . Sarah Borland, Vice President of Business & Community Development, and Nancy Sullivan Graf, Financial Education Manager. We first discuss the differences between credit unions and other financial institutions. There are always pros and con...

Many of us see government offices as problem solvers – transportation clears and builds roads, human resources employs workers, the courts take care of law-breakers. When you begin to examine the county Auditor’s Office you have a whole new perspective on the issues to be addressed to make our community stable and secure.   The Auditor’s Office has such varied areas of responsibilit...

We welcome Mason and Mary Landrum, co-owners of Nice Guy Technology . As a family-owned and operated business, they are proud to have served the central Ohio area since 2011. Their team has over 30 years of IT experience and several certifications. From the rapid shift to remote work during the pandemic to the constant evolution of cybersecurity threats, our guests break down the challenges that b...

We welcome Danielle Murphy, a Consumer Educator for the Consumer Protection Section of the Education Unit of the Office of the Ohio Attorney General’s Office . From impostors posing as government agencies to emotionally manipulative grandparent and romance scams, Danielle Murphy walks us through the most common traps, why seniors are often at higher risk, and the specific warning signs loved ones...

Thank you for being the most important part of our launch of Looking Forward Our Way. We take a look at what we have coming up in the first few months of 2021 on the podcast. And stick around until the end of the episode to hear a message from Ole St. Nick! We would love to hear from you. Email us at hello@lookingforwardourway.com. Find us on Facebook . And of course everything can be found on our...

We all know the difficulty in the housing market across the country, but Columbus and Central Ohio is in a particularly bad spot.  No housing stock, and everyone wanting an alternative – a new place to reside. But there are many facets to the housing picture.  In this episode, we discuss multi-unit senior housing communities.  Our guest is Joel Wrobbel , Director of Market...

This episode promises to be a great deal of fun!  The holidays are approaching and needless to say, this is not an easy time to figure out what to buy and how to buy it!  So in this episode, we are going to focus on our holiday shopping and technology – how to use technology and how/what to buy that is technology! Our guest is Marianne Bailey. Marianne has been strengthening our old...

We welcome Josh Kinzel , Benefit Advisor at Seniority Benefit Group . He is an expert when it comes to Medicare. In this episode, we start to demystify Medicare, as we discuss its issues and confusions.  It is Open Enrollment (10/15-12/7) for Medicare recipients and needless to say, there are always questions!  Even if we are not old enough for Medicare, we may be assisting our older rel...

It seems like we are always in political season. And this leads to ask ourselves, how do we navigate through all the news sources to best educate ourselves about issues and candidates that will be on the ballot? We talk with Mark Nuce, News Director at North American Broadcasting in Columbus, OH . He has been covering the news and elections since the Reagan/Carter election in 1980, so we know he h...

Have you ever wondered about franchise ownership? So have we. In this episode, we talk with Telanda Sidari, The Franchise Educator , about the in's and out's of franchise ownership. She covers.. what makes a franchise different than other types of businesses what's the advantages to owning a franchise as opposed to simply starting a business of your own the types of franchises what skills are need...

Welcome to the first Looking Forward Our Way podcast episode. You are getting this episode because you are a subscriber to the former Successful Encore Career podcast. We are expanding our topic reach past employment issues, that will include... Employment Financial and legal issues Technology Healthy living Housing Discover – this covers a wide variety of topics that may address how to stay in co...

Over the past two years, Brett and I have talked to many individuals who have moved from one career to another – pursuing their “encore opportunity”. Today I am putting Brett in the “hot seat” as he has also successfully moved into a new career. Brett moved from a long career in radio broadcasting and sales to open his own company, Circle270Media Podcast Consultants , as an expert in podcasting he...