Bridging

Zainab Salbi is an Iraqi American humanitarian, author of several books (Two Worlds: Escape from Tyranny: Growing Up in the Shadow of Saddam), public speaker, and women’s rights activist. She is the founder and former executive director of the non-profit humanitarian organization Women for Women International. Zainab has been consistently identified as one of the women impacting the world. People...

In this episode, Tamara Bijani and I talk about our experience at the advanced retreat of Dr. Joe Dispenza in Turkey.   In this episode you will learn: -Our experience at the retreat. -That every thought you have isn't true. -Why we choose to meditate daily. -What we gain from meditation. -How we tap into a field of unlimited possibilities.   Books: ✧ Becoming Supernatural (Dr. Joe Dispenza) ✧ Bre...

Eliza and Suze are two high school students from the Netherlands. They are both 16 years old. They belong to the Gen Z generation. For one of the assignments of their high school, they have written an essay about the thoughts of children around racism. They went ahead and they went to primary schools and interviewed children between the age of 4-12 years. Out of this essay came a beautiful book, w...

Alex di Palma is a producer, editor, consultant, and educator. She’s the executive producer of the podcast, Food 4 Thot, which was named “one of the best book podcasts" by The Oprah Magazine. Alex is also the producer of bestselling author and marketing expert Seth Godin’s Akimbo Podcast. She teaches The Podcast Workshop alongside Seth and has already helped 1000+ students to become podcasters. In...

In this episode, I talk to Joe Wehbe from Sydney, Australia. We talked about Joe's co-authored newest book '18 and lost? so were we', written by 8 authors who felt lost after leaving high school. The book is about the stories of 8 everyday young people who could not be more different to show that there is no perfect path after high school. Seth Godin blurbed the book: "The big lie is that people h...

When Aynur Abbott lost her first bracelet as an infant there was panic in the house of this Turkish immigrant family based in the Netherlands. Aynur never knew that the panic caused by the loss of this golden bracelet would be the fundament of creating Aynur Abbott Fine Jewelry. Aynur, mother, daughter, friend, sister, wife tells openheartedly how she started her Amsterdam-based golden jewelry bra...

Susanne Mueller was born and raised in Switzerland and lives for thirty years in New York City. In this episode, Susanne takes you on a bridge where she tells more about her journey in completing 26 marathons, an ironman triathlon race, and climbing the Kilimanjaro.    Listen to Take it from the ironwoman Podcast https://take-it-from-the-iron-woman-trailer.simplecast.com/   Guest Susanne Muelle ✧...

Linda McLachlan Toronto-based, is a professional coach, business consultant, writer, and producer/host of the Arena podcast. In 2018 she was on a Turning Point. She needed to make some decisions about the next phase of her life. She had lived ‘this way for many years. Many attempts at ‘turning things around’ had failed. She was stuck. During a meditation and mindfulness retreat, she did some deep...

Ric Lindberg, a Stockholm-based technical computer expert, is a coach and interim manager at BMW. Ric and I have a conversation about being in service to others, coaching others, being coached and the huge advantage of staying open for different viewpoints. Ric deliberately chooses to hire people that are smarter than him and explains why. For detailed episode notes go to https://www.riclindberg.c...

Philippa White lived in different parts of the world and lives nowadays in Brazil. She is the founder and CEO of The International Exchange Program (TIE). Here is a wonderful conversation about how to connect highly skilled people from the private sector with NGOs and make an impact. Everyone has a change-making power! Discover where your Changemaking power comes from here: decoder.tiechangemaker....

Arie Boomsma is a father, entrepreneur, and expert in health and fitness. Arie works since the ’90s as a host for a variety of Dutch tv shows. He is the host of the Podcast ‘About Routines’. He is the author of several books. He’s also the founder of the Vondelgyms in Amsterdam, a gym that transformed the health of thousands of people, where I was also a member. Arie writes about a healthy lifesty...

Nadine Kelly M.D. is a retired doctor, experienced yoga instructor, a health yoga, founder of YOGI M.D., and the host of YOGI M.D. Podcast. This episode is about a holistic view of health through the domains of social health, emotional health, mental health, physical health, intellectual health, and spiritual health.   Guest Nadine Kelly M.D. ✧ Website: https://yogimd.net/   Host Özlem Özkan ✧ Ins...

Gav Thompson is the host & curator of the DO Podcast, found in Wales. Gav used to be very worky, and his high-performing attitude has led him to have a successful career in advertising agencies in various parts of the world, in the UK, US, ASIA, and Australia. Gav tells us open-heartedly how his ‘why in life’ changed after he survived tongue cancer. Through his storytelling skills, Gav takes us th...

[This episode is in Dutch] In deze aflevering vertelt Annemiek Schrijver over haar verwondering in de wereld en hoe  we nabijheid kunt ervaren. Hoe kunnen we er ‘zijn’ en hoe kunnen we de mysterie in een ander eren? Hebben we lef nodig om niets te doen? Hoe kunnen we werkelijk de ander zien en horen? Val nou eens echt even stil  en laat tot je doordringen wat er op dit moment is.   Annemiek Schrij...

Reinier van Eijk, a 31-year-old entrepreneur which started as a bootstrapper founded five companies. Reinier beliefs in starting to make bad decisions which will lead to good decisions and change. Listen to how this former bootstrapper, now a founder, lifts other people up by building companies.   Guest Reinier van Eijk ✧ Blogposts: https://reiniervaneijk.nl ✧ Podcast: https://reiniers-60.simpleca...

Seth Godin on The Practice, creating and shipping creative work. In this episode, we explore how to practice and ship creative work, regardless of the narrative in our head. We talk through Seth’s work, his newest book “The Practice” and generosity. He shares generously his viewpoint on how to be able and willing to say “I see you” and “I made this”. SETH GODIN is the author of 20 books that have...

Lisa Carmen Wang is a New York-based serial entrepreneur, Keynote Speaker, and Host of two podcasts. She co-founded SheWorx, an entrepreneurship platform for women and startup funding. She is a four-time US National Champion gymnast. She made it to the Forbes 30 under 30 list. This high achiever and ambitious entrepreneur tells us openheartedly how she was struggling through imposter syndrome and...

Naz Kawan is a 28 years old social entrepreneur based in Amsterdam; originally from Irak. She co-founded two companies: A Beautiful Mess and Mondmaskerfabriek. A Beautiful Mess is a local textile factory based in the Netherlands and works with tailors with a refugee background. While those companies produce sustainable clothing for brands like Tommy Hilfiger and surgical masks for the medical indu...

David Nebinski, New York-based, is the VP of growth at 7:47 Gratitude Experience and host of the Portfolio Career Podcast. He interviewed 140+ people who blend their passions and interests while earning income. Furthermore, David has interviewed Seth Godin twice. David says just start by supporting your friends by asking “How can I help?”. Learn more about David and Portfolio Career Podcast: https...

Selina Mohabir originally from Toronto, Canada stepped into the unknown six years ago by taking only one decision: following her dream. She left a succesfull career to backpack in Europe. Later she was hired by Nike Headquarters Europe in the Netherlands where she became a director digital commerce. In a time where many people have to live in the unknown, Selina believes that we all have answers i...

A conversation with a creative soul which is authentic, embraces her vulnerability and is all about imperfection. Karsu is a singer, songwriter, pianist, musician, and so much more. She has performed in more than twenty countries whereas three times at the famous Carnegie Hall in New York. Where does the Dutch-born get her confidence from? What does it really take to be an internationally known si...

Gulshanoy is the international marketing and e-commerce manager of two Danish fashion brands, Pieces & Mamalicious, and is at the same time part of the top management within Bestseller A/S. She has hired many people during her career of 12 years at this multinational fashion company. While many people lost their jobs during the Coronavirus Pandemic, Gulshanoy beliefs in the skills we all have. She...

Danette May is America's leading healthy lifestyle expert and at the same time Author of books, such as 'The Rise: An Unforgettable Journey of Self-Love, Forgiveness, and Transformation'. Based in Colorado in the USA, she is influencing millions of women around the world with three pillars; healing food, healing movement and healing mindset. While self love is thrown as confetti, what does it real...

Speaker, influencer and cultural architect Kamilla Sultanova from Helsinki, Finland joins Bridging. Born and raised in Uzbekistan, she experienced huge social pressure but after living in the USA and Nordics she realised that social pressure is anywhere in the world. This episode is all about social pressure, what it does to us, how we can break the norm and become the norm.  Patreon  with a recur...

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