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Send us a text message about this episode! Maria Zeta is the founder of Embody Your Human Potential, facilitating online wellness classes and guided lectures that assist women worldwide in finding their center and restore ease and balance. She designs and curates classes, webinars, talks, retreats, and other events that assist people in realizing their health, wholeness, and happiness needs. She t...

Send us a text message about this episode! Debra Locker Griffin provides big-city caliber public relations with small-town charm by applying the same inquisitive spirit that served her so well in television news journalism. Her three-plus decades of professional excellence have put her in the absolute vanguard of her field.  Based in Kentucky, Debra’s company, the Debra Locker Group , is an award-...

Send us a text message about this episode! Steven Puri is the founder and CEO of The Sukha Company , with the mission to help millions of people find their focus, achieve more, and have a healthy work life.  Steven is one of the few people on earth who has been a senior executive at two motion picture studios and also raised over $20MM in venture capital. He’s produced the digital effects for Inde...

Send us a text message about this episode! Jessica Dawkins, president and CEO of Historic Locust Grove in Louisville, Kentucky, has been a  museum professional and local historian for over 20 years.  She received a bachelor’s  degree in History from the University of Louisville and a master’s degree in Business  Communication from Spalding University, both of which were fully funded by the Jack  K...

Send us a text message about this episode! Shelley Thomas is an artist and CEO of The Mystical Creative LLC . She is a visionary composer-producer, photographer, astrologer, and Dream Fulfillment Coach. Through her multifaceted work, she creates exquisite custom music and photos for client visual media needs. As a coach, she helps people gain insight, clarity, and confidence, guiding them to heal...

Send us a text message about this episode! Katie Fussenegger serves as Executive Vice President of the Kentucky Derby Museum, where she helps lead one of Kentucky’s most iconic cultural attractions with vision, creativity, and a deep love for the stories of the horse. Before joining the museum, Katie spent more than a decade as President & CEO of ShelbyKY Tourism, where she built a reputation...

Send us a text message about this episode! Patty Pell is an 80-year-old new playwright. She has written snippets all her life, including poems, short stories, two children’s theatre programs, sales training videos, radio spots, and the finest, most talked about obituary tribute that the P-burg Sentinel ever published. Patty and her daughter, Laurie, wrote Momma Won’t Die based on the last weeks th...

Send us a text message about this episode! Patty McGee is a nationally recognized literacy consultant, speaker, and educator with a passion for transforming classrooms into spaces where language and learning come alive.  With decades of experience as a teacher, coach, and advocate for delightful literacy practices, Patty has worked alongside educators across the country, partnering to unlock the f...

Send us a text message about this episode! Kelly Erickson leads Wild Horse Heart Consulting & Creative, where she helps mission-driven teams turn complex ideas into clear plans, simple systems, and meaningful learning experiences.  At her core she’s a connector of people, ideas, and words, using sketchnotes and visual maps to align teams, invite collaboration, and make hard things easier to ta...

Send us a text message about this episode! Sara Lieberman is a writer and editor with over 20 years of experience in legacy media. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times , The Washington Post, AFAR , Travel + Leisure , and more, and she's edited at The New York Post and The Daily Beast, as well as for a variety of nonfiction lifestyle books.  In her spare time, she practices yoga, get...

Send us a text message about this episode! Fiona Young-Brown is a writer and historian. Originally from England, she has lived in Lexington, Kentucky, for more than 20 years with her husband and rescue dogs. She is the author of more than a dozen books, including A Culinary History of Kentucky and Secret Lexington: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure . When she's not going down resea...

Send us a text message about this episode! Brian Powers is a legal marketer, a recovering attorney, a musician, and a podcaster. He is the Marketing Director of the McBrayer law firm, and he has been a freelance writer for such publications as Business Lexington and ACE Weekly in Lexington, Kentucky, earning a third-place Kentucky Press Association award somehow.  He lives with his wife, his three...

Send us a text message about this episode! Sandy Hausrath is a former scientist and recovering lawyer who now helps people find the right words as a freelance writer and communication coach. She’s written everything from ebooks, white papers, and research reports to manifestos, mission statements, and thought leadership articles. When she’s not working, she’s probably hiking with her dogs, admirin...

Send us a text message about this episode! Degna Stone is an award-winning poet and poetry editor. They are co-founder and former Managing Editor of  Butcher’s Dog poetry magazine, a Contributing Editor at The Rialto, and an associate artist with The Poetry Exchange. Currently, Degna is Project Manager for the Rebecca Swift Foundation, an organisation dedicated to the craft, creativity and wellbei...

Send us a text message about this episode! Sharon Murphy is a native of Lexington, Kentucky. She received a bachelor's degree in Political Science and a minor in Philosophy from the University of Kentucky. Sharon earned her Master of Public Policy, with a concentration in Social Policy, from the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University. After returning to Lexington in...

Send us a text message about this episode! Ed Commons is the cofounder, producer, director of Red Barn Radio , now in its 23rd season. As of early 2025, Red Barn has had 831 radio episodes and 190 TV episodes. Ed previously owned Chetwyd Records and House of Commons Films/House of Commons Communications , the first film production company in Kentucky. He was researcher-producer for the University...

Send us a text message about this episode! Originally from Chicago, Sam Bennett is an author, keynote speaker, consultant, and creativity/productivity specialist. She is the author of the perennial bestseller " Get It Done: From Procrastination to Creative Genius in 15 Minutes a Day, " which Seth Godin called, “An instant classic, essential reading for anyone who wants to make a ruckus.”...

Send us a text message about this episode! Oli is a NeuroLanguage igniter, guiding you to language learning and elevation through the brain, the heart and the body. As a result, you will learn French and any other language with efficiency, joy and autonomy. Connect with Oli! LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/odierickx/ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@OliFrencHoly BlueSky https://bsky.app/profi...

Send us a text message about this episode! Kimmye Bohannon is an Integrative Health Practitioner and Board Certified Holistic Health Coach. She helps people change the trajectory of their health to live better, longer. In 2012, she started drinking organic green vegetable juice and decided to start a business called The Weekly Juicery.  Twelve years, and over a million bottles of juice made later,...

Send us a text message about this episode! Helen Ye Plehn is the founder of Helen Creates Beauty and the creator of The Aura Color Wheel: A System to Identify Your Soul’s Purpose through Your Soul Aura Color .  Her book with Hay House Publishing, The Aura Color Wheel: What Your Soul Aura Reveals Your Inner Gifts, Wounds, and Lessons , will be published in July 2025. Helen is the author of Flowing...

Send us a text message about this episode! Dierdre Barnes is the proud owner of F.L.Y. Girl Candles, based in Louisville, Kentucky. F.L.Y. stands for “First Love Yourself.” This mantra is deeply woven into the fabric of the brand. It reflects Dierdre’s own journey and the ethos of F.L.Y. Girl Candles. Each candle is named to inspire self-care and self-love. The candles are thoughtfully created wit...

Send us a text message about this episode! Suzanne L'Heureux, Diving Deep Coaching , is a certified Master Jungian Life Coach with specialized training in Mindfulness Coaching and Positive Intelligence. For the last two decades, Suzanne has been on a psychospiritual path of awakening, rooted in Buddhism and mindfulness practices, while studying with several spiritual teachers, most notably, J...

Send us a text message about this episode! Mackenzie Wilmoth is a songwriter, singer, and musician. Her musical journey began at just 12 years old when she received a guitar for Christmas, sparking a passion that led to her self-taught prowess in both playing and songwriting.  Her debut single "know your name" in May 2016 set the stage for an impressive trajectory. In 2021, she released...

Send us a text message about this episode! Abby Laub serves as director of strategic communications for Asbury University . She holds a B.A. in journalism from Palm Beach Atlantic University. Prior to working at Asbury, she owned a photography and media business, and wrote prolifically for magazines, newspapers, and nonprofits.  She published a photography book with Jon Carloftis, titled Jon Carlo...

Send us a text message about this episode! Buffy Lawson was born in Lexington, Kentucky, and began entertaining from an early age. After graduating from high school, she moved toNashville, Tennessee. She began by singing demos for aspiring songwriters and soon started writing her own songs, which led her to a staff writing position at several publishers in Nashville. Her voice caught the ear of pr...