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Episode 38 On recent podcasts I have talked to a woman on the spectrum who is open and willing to talk about autism and help others learn about it, a therapist that works with veterans to help them with PTSD, a guy who bicycled across the US twice, a coach who has traveled all fifty states and more than 50 counties, and more all booked through this guy! Andrew Allemann is a podcasting expert and f...

On this week's episode I have April Yanko on the Zoom talking acting, writing and staying out of the sun even while living in LA. We talk about Pittsburgh, self-promotion for actors, why somebody would move to Los Angeles, training, a little about "Method" and what famous people are from Pittsburgh like Michael Keaton, Quinton Tarantino, Gene Kelly and Christina Aguilera. From her website Aprilyan...

What an inspiring and educational journey with Becca Lory Hector. We talk about being on the spectrum, how many animals she has, education, growing up in the 80's, and a little Elon Musk. Becca was diagnosed on the autism spectrum as an adult and has since become a dynamic autism advocate, consultant, speaker, and author. With a focus on living an active, positive life, her work includes autism &...

On the Zoom today is Andrew Monroe. We talk about his first book, living in Amarillo Texas, motivation, traveling the USA, and I ask him what a WISP is. Andrew is an Indie writer with a semi successful book, A Leaf and Pebble . His book hasn't topped the charts yet, but it was only published at the very end of 2019. He gained expert experience in the startup world, having helped run an internet se...

On the Zoom today is Eric Slivoskey. We talk about sports, podcasting, starting a podcast, dogs, travel, personal development coaching and covering more than 1.2 million steps in a $25 dollar pair of shoes. Eric is a small-town North Dakota writer, personal development coach,  stand-up comic, and educator who loves serving others, casting vision,  and taking action.  He is slightly obsessed with c...

What an inspiring and joyful conversation with Shawn! We talk about riding cross country on a bicycle, walking across 7 countries with a backpack and a good pair of shoes, how to be energized to start your day and so much more that I ran out of time before getting to #Extramileday. From his website: Shawn Anderson  is a #1 ranked "Motivation" and "Self-help" author, international keynote speaker,...

What a fun conversation with Jon Schwabish. We talk data (numbers not Star Trek) and I ask him if you can use data to show anything, responsibly using data and not making COVID-related visualizations that are hard to read. Jon is an economist at the Urban Institute in Washington, DC. In addition to his research on programs that support low-income communities, he is a writer, teacher, and creator o...

Fun Zoom chat with Amy Lyle! What you are hearing is the second podcast with Amy after a minor snafu on the first go around. We talked about writing and humor and dogs and a bunch of other stuff. Amy is a creative: author of two number one bestselling Humor Essay books (she competes with Tina Fey, Trevor Noah, Jim Gaffigan, and David Sedaris in that category.)  She is a tv personality that is on a...

So honored to have Kevin on Zoom for this episode. We talk about Kevin's unique approach to relieving stress and how he works with lions and tigers and bears to help combat veterans with PTSD. Kevin has worked as a manual therapist for over 25 years and created a technique to relieve stress in a matter of minutes. His program The CATAlyst was designed to help combat veterans reintegrate back home...

So exited to have Sudi Karatas on the show and to be back after a brief hiatus. Sudi  has written over a dozen screenplays and wrote a book called  Rainbow Relatives (Real World Stories and Advice On How To Talk To Kids About LGBTQ+ Families and Friends) released on  May 8th 2018.  Available from his website and Amazon. He also writes songs. He likes writing anything except checks. Info on his pro...

Episode 28 On the phone with Michael Pachan! We talk about CBD and Canabis industry, how Mike got into the trade, Mountainmade www.mountainmadecbd.com products and testing and some good advice about learning.   From the Mountainmade website: Michael Pachan   CEO  |  Business Development  |  Co-Founder   Hi I'm Mike Pachan! Startup junky, entrepreneurial addict, team builder, functional fitness ent...