AMPstigator

To many people, Dr. Alex Jahangir was the face of COVID in Nashville. He was the one who said “stay at home” or “wear a mask” and he faced hostility for it. But despite any ideas you have about his upbringing or his privilege, he’s endured the kind of life-defining hardship most of us will never understand. At 6 years old, his family abandoned their life on the other side of the world when war mad...

Katelyn and Derek Drye are a singing/songwriting duo in Nashville. They’ve been writing and performing music together since they first started dating 16 years ago. What sets them apart is the emotions they capture in their music, touching poignantly on love and loss. Recently, CMT began playing their music videos and the reception has been huge for songs like Dolly Would and House on Fire. But the...

Amy Porterfield is an internationally known expert in digital marketing. She’s been named one of the top 50 most influential people in social media in the world. In the last 10 years, she’s helped hundreds of thousands of subscribers through her multi-million dollar online course empire. But at her core, Amy stands for freedom. Freedom to be your own boss and make your own rules. On top of that, s...

Mary Gauthier is a Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter who moved to Nashville at the age of 39 to start her career in music. She battled addiction early in life and overcame it with the help of writing and performing music. She's been named one of the greatest songwriters of her generation because her work pierces and transcends with its grit and honesty.   This episode is for you if: -You str...

Lauren Sikes is the founder and CEO of Truth Collective, a company that helps companies and employees create a vision for how they want to live and work. She asks questions like ‘who are you today and who do you want to be” to get people to their answers. Their truth. This episode is girl talk between two recovering perfectionists. Grab a glass of wine and listen to (basically) live therapy. ...

  Frank Castellano is a well-known precognitive clairvoyant and clairaudient psychic  medium. It means he can see and hear in the future and communicate with those who have passed on. In this episode he explains his gifts and abilities, plus spells out what purpose is for people. This episode is for you if:   -You want to understand what a precognitive clairvoyant psychic medium is...

DeLisa Guerrier is a real estate developer with nearly a quarter-billion dollars of property under construction right now (Feb.'22). In 2016 she began having a series of dreams about building a community park. When she learned of the abysmal literacy rates in America, she focused her energy toward making a park that would encourage kids to read for fun. Storyville Gardens emerged, the $1 billion t...

There’s nothing normal about Charlie Nelson’s story of finding purpose. He was 21 years old when  he and his brother discovered a roadside historical marker 25 miles north of where they were raised. The historical marker had his name on it. It was the first time he’d ever heard that his triple-great grandfather was a whiskey mogul in the late 1800s and ran one of the largest whiskey producers...

Mattie Jackson Selecman has all the titles. She’s a best-selling author, a podcaster, a sommelier, a former restaurant owner, a current non-profit Co-Owner and the oldest daughter of Country Superstar Alan Jackson. But there’s one title she has that she doesn’t want: widow. In 2018 at the age of 28, she lost her husband Ben during their first year of marriage. The journey through grief was excruci...

  Zulfat Suara is a Nigerian immigrant living in the American Christian south. She's the first Nigerian woman elected to public office in the United States and created a movement in Nashville, Tenn. that mobilized people around her causes. She's an expert at building power and relationships in places some people would think she doesn't belong. This episode is for you if:   -You're captiv...

Kristoffer Carter - better known as KC - is an Executive Coach, meditation teacher, author, podcaster, husband and dad. He’s the ultimate hype man for purpose and transformation. His recent book “Permission to Glow” is a beacon on the pathway to meaning, fulfillment, and peace. He coaches people through their own personal transformation after he transformed all those years ago.   This episode...

Brooke Martin is a former award-winning TV News Anchor who came to national prominence in 2019 at the birth and immediate death of her daughter, 21 minutes later. In this episode, Brooke goes into great detail about the decision to leave television, the loss of her child and the renewed hope she's found.   This episode is for you if: -You need a good cry (seriously, grab the tissues) -You can...

MaryBeth Hyland overcame the trauma of child abuse and a clinically diagnosed work addiction to find purpose in her work as a meditation teacher, coach and workplace culture expert. She builds bridges for people to move from out-of-touch to in-the-flow. This episode is for you if:   -You love energetic, fast talkers (like MaryBeth and Lauren) -You're a little unsure about the spiritual stuff...

Just when you think Rabbi Manis Friedman has stoked the fire he started in your brain, he pours gasoline on the flames. Don’t let the length of the beard sway you, you’re likely not expecting the life advice Youtube’s favorite Rabbi has in store. This episode is for you if:   -You love it when someone challenges long-held religious beliefs -You long for deep and thought provoking conversation...

Sophie Shear is a longtime Nashville vocal coach who's been singing professionally since childhood. She's helped tens of thousands of singers through in-person and online coaching go beyond their instrument to excavate who they really are. This is an energetic episode that gives a peek behind the curtain of what even the most well-known singers must overcome: themselves.  This episo...

Ian Morgan Cron is a best-selling author, psychotherapist, speaker and Episcopal priest. He's obsessed with stories and how we weave them throughout our lives. He helps people change their own narrative to live with purpose and he does it through enneagram, an ancient personality typing system. 💥 This episode is for you if 💥 - You need support in reframing your story - You like deep conversation...

I’m Lauren Lowrey and this is AMPstigator – a podcast dedicated entirely toward helping you find purpose and fulfillment in your life. I can’t wait for you to jump into these episodes because I know they’ll have an impact! But before you do, I want to give you an idea of what you’re getting yourself into. Recently, I sat down with 13 incredible people from all walks of life. They were all vas...