Conversations With Iris Podcast

Send a text to Ronnie Keith Ep. 102!!! Iris sits down with Adam Cunningham! Adam Cunningham is the founder of Sylk Health, the first platform that lets you see what surgery actually costs at accredited hospitals in China, side by side with US prices, no forms, no phone calls, just the real numbers. He studied medicine, ended up on the patient side of the system, and built Sylk Health after watchin...

Send a text to Ronnie Keith Ep. 101! Conversations with Iris podcast has Iris sitting down with Merry Korn! This is Merry's story:  Two months into what should have been my job until retirement, I was fired. My boss, his attorney at his side, informed me by way of a two page single spaced soliloquy of all the reasons I had been terminated. As a single parent with two teenagers heading to coll...

Send a text to Ronnie Keith Ep. 100 of Conversations with Iris Podcast has Iris sitting down for this momentous episode with her husband Ronnie Keith. Ronnie Keith is the creator and host of Theshortdesk Podcast and creator of Conversations with Iris. She gets her husband to open up about his upbringing and everything that has made him who he is. This is the most insightful show as of yet!  Please...

Send a text to Ronnie Keith Ep. 99! Doug Fleener, creator of The Self Accelerator and author of Start With What If and The Day Makes the Year (Makes a Life) . Doug's work is built around one belief: Meaningful change doesn’t begin with your task list. It begins with you. Doug didn’t come to this work through theory. Doug came to it through life. In Doug's early years, addiction nearly to...

Send a text to Ronnie Keith Ep.98! Conversations with Iris podcast sees Iris sitting down with Dr. Melanie Gray! Dr. Melanie Gray, PhD, RN — a nationally recognized expert in Trauma-Informed Leadership, Burnout Prevention, and Workplace Wellness. Dr. Gray is a registered nurse, educator, and wellness strategist with more than twenty years of experience in healthcare leadership and higher education...

Send a text to Ronnie Keith Ep 97!! Iris sits down with entrepreneur and all around entertainer Darrell Harris AKA KoldMilk. We dive into Darrell's humble beginnings and how he has navigated moving a lot as he was growing up from the North, to the West, to the South. We talk about his struggles, hw he has overcome and become the man he is now. This is a really heartfelt and deep conversation....

Send a text to Ronnie Keith Ep. 96!! Iris sits down with Keynote Speaker, Savio Clemente. Savio P. Clemente is a keynote and TEDx speaker, journalist, board-certified wellness coach (NBC-HWC, ACC), best-selling author, and healthcare leadership strategist. He works with leadership teams after disruption, when the crisis is over but performance has not fully recovered. After 2,000+ interviews with...

Send a text to Ronnie Keith EP. 95! Jeanne is certified in and trains on a wide range of treatment and healing modalities, including Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP), Clinical Hypnotherapy, EFT, TIME Techniques, and somatic healing. Jeanne knows these practices lay the foundation for recovery, health, and vitality in all areas of life. With more than a decade of experience in the field, her holi...

Send a text to Ronnie Keith Ep. 94! Iris sits down with Tracy Smith! Tracy Smith is a memoirist, solo traveler, and storyteller whose debut book, The Purpose of Getting Lost, chronicles her journey from decades of pretending and people-pleasing to rediscovering herself across continents. At 49, after divorce, surgeries, and a lifetime of feeling like she didn’t quite fit in, Tracy booked a one-way...

Send a text to Ronnie Keith Ep. 93! Iris sits down with Tim Tedder. Tim Tedder is a licensed counselor turned global coach who helps individuals and couples recover after infidelity. With over two decades of experience, he’s guided countless people through the chaos of betrayal toward healing and renewed connection. Through his platform, AffairHealing.com, and his podcast, The Affair Recovery Room...

Send a text to Ronnie Keith On Ep. 92 Iris sits down with Gabor Kadas, CEO of Friending, Inc. At Friending Inc.  addressing a pressing issue affecting nearly 70 million Americans under 50 who express feelings of loneliness, particularly exacerbated post-COVID. At Friending, the have developed an iOS app that stands out by ensuring authenticity through identity verification. Gabor believe in nurtur...

Send a text to Ronnie Keith Ep. 91 of Conversations with Iris has her sitting down with Serin Silva who is a strategic advisor to women founder-CEOs and leadership teams running $15 to $50 million companies who are navigating growth, complexity, or outright chaos. She’s the person leaders call when something big has to change, whether that’s scaling fast, restructuring a business, or making the ha...

Send a text to Ronnie Keith Ep 90  of Conversations with Iris Podcast, has Iris sitting down to chat with Tiffany Brearton, author, speaker, and founder of She Was Made for More Ministry. Tiffany’s story is one of powerful redemption. After surviving childhood sexual trauma and years in the adult entertainment industry, she encountered the love of God that transformed her life. Now she is passiona...

Send a text to Ronnie Keith Ep 89 of Conversations with Iris Podcast, has Iris sitting down to chat with Stanley Bronstein. Stanley is an attorney, CPA, life coach, and multi-book author focused on two big missions: helping people reach their maximum potential and helping those who need it, to  lose weight permanently through healthy, sustainable lifestyle change — without drugs or surgeries. Stan...

Send a text to Ronnie Keith Ep. 88 of Conversations with Iris Podcast has Iris sitting down with Chip Scholz. He was a successful executive coach moving fast—until a stroke forced him to stop and rethink how he was living and leading. In the years since, Chip rebuilt his life and career one small decision at a time. He now works with leaders navigating change, helping them cut through complexity a...

Send a text to Ronnie Keith Ep. 86 of Conversations with Iris Podcast, has Iris sitting down with Author, John David. John David is a long-time public relations and crisis communications consultant, author of a non-fiction business book, and a corporate ghostwriter. His debut novel, The Bystander (The Lemaster Files Book 1), won the 2025 Page Turner Award for mystery novels, was longlisted for the...

Send a text to Ronnie Keith Ep. 86 of Conversations with Iris Podcast has Iris sitting down with Robin Harris. Robin Harris is a Certified Hypnotherapist, Ordained Interfaith Minister, Technologist, Project Manager, Storyteller, and a HUMAN ... and damn proud of it. As an advocate for human potential, she works with clients who are committed to living their best life and making their best contribu...

Send a text to Ronnie Keith Ep. 85 of Conversations with Iris Podcast has Iris sitting down with author of the book, Venus Fly Trap: Sex, Lies and Repercussions,  Stephen Paul Edwards. Stephen is an international speaker with a PhD in Spiritual Counseling. Born in Blackpool, UK, and now based in Florida, Stephen has spent a lifetime exploring love, transformation and the mind-body-spirit connectio...

Send a text to Ronnie Keith Ep. 84 of Conversations with Iris podcast has Iris sitting down with Hillay Momberger Powers. Hilary been in recovery since 1983, been a mentor, writer and public speaker in recovery for over forty years.  In the early 90’s, Hilary worked as the program manager for the first sober living house for women alcoholics in the United States. This program, which later came to...

Send a text to Ronnie Keith Ep.82 of Conversations with Iris podcast has Iris sitting down with Sunaina Mehta. Sunaina Mehta is the Founder of Design Your Next, a program helping ambitious women reclaim their purpose and design success on their own terms. After two decades leading global brand strategy for Nike, Levi’s, Coca-Cola, Samsung, and HP, Sunaina walked away from corporate life to redisco...

Send a text to Ronnie Keith Ep. 82 of Conversations with Iris podcast has Iris sitting down with Dr. Eugene Manley. Dr. Manley is a cancer scientist, health equity leader, and longtime patient advocate working at the intersection of biomedical sciences, cancer care, AI ethics, and leadership. As a Black healthcare advocate and founder of a nonprofit focused on cancer health equity, I run an annual...

Send a text to Ronnie Keith Ep. 81 of Conversations with Iris Podcast has Iris sit down with Laura Frost! Laura Frost is the author of the upcoming novel, Seeking Sasha. Her short stories have been published in journals and collections, and she was named third place winner in Polar Expressions’ national writing contest. A wildlife biologist and amateur baker, Laura has spent the last decade droppi...

Send a text to Ronnie Keith Ep. 80 of Conversations with Iris podcast has Iris sitting down with Ellen Barrett. Ellen Barrett is a renown fit pro, author, and studio owner who has created some of the biggest best-selling workouts of all time, including CRUNCH Fat Burning Pilates and The Yogini Workout. She starred in FIT TV's All-Star Workouts, was the spokeswoman for Supreme Pilates Pro on H...

Send a text to Ronnie Keith Ep. 79 of Conversations with Iris Podcast has Iris sitting down to talk with Shannon Michelle! From Broken to Brilliant: How Shannon Michelle Turned Trauma into Triumph" Shannon shares her personal journey — from a devastating motorcycle accident and memory loss to a breast cancer diagnosis — and how she found purpose, balance, and joy. Through practical tools and...

Send a text to Ronnie Keith Ep. 79 of Conversations with Iris Podcast has Iris sitting down to talk with Lindsa Stadel! Lindsay Stadel is a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, and a highly successful entrepreneur. She manages four thriving businesses: Stadel Farms, Inc., S & S Harvesting, LLC, Flinthills Transport, LLC, and TLS Logistics, LLC. Beyond her business accomplishments, Lindsay is...