Conversations with Rich Bennett

In this episode, Rich and cohost Wendy Beck are joined by Candi Tolson / Jonathan Tolson / Pam Long / Patrice Bullock / Richard Blood / Julie Blood / Carri Mcquerrey-Funk / Heather Matricciani to hold a roundtable discussion on Child Loss. The death of a child is devastating for any parent, no matter how old the child is. Most people feel uncomfortable and awkward when the topic of death is brough...

In this episode, Rich has a conversation with Connor Boyack. Connor Boyack started the prestigious Libertas Institute, which advocates for free markets and has won numerous awards for its work. Connor's leadership has resulted in dozens of significant legislative victories in a variety of areas, including privacy, government transparency, property rights, drug policy, education, personal free...

I wanted to share an episode from my other podcast, Lifetime Oath. Since I'm a Marine Corps Veteran, I wanted to share this particular episode for Veterans Day. Joe Ayler and I had a conversation with a friend of ours, George Wooden. George served in the Marine Corps and joined the Maryland State Police afterward. George tells us why he didn't get the MOS he wanted in the Marines and his...

In this episode, Rich has a conversation with Susie Hayes. With two Master's Degrees in education and counseling and over 40 years of experience as a psychotherapist, life and business coach, hypnotist, teacher, speaker, and author, Susie Hayes helps people become and stay FREED from Stuck! She is the author of the award-winning book, "FREED from Stuck! Dare to Cross the Bridge Beyond Gr...

In this episode, Rich and cohost Derek Pentz have a conversation with Jenn Perry. Jenn is mom to Levi and Lennon, and will always be a bonus mom to Larry’s two oldest daughters, Madison and Ava. Her passion for veteran suicide awareness developed naturally in 2020 and soon thereafter she enrolled in Liberty University’s Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling program. She looks forw...

In this episode, Rich has a conversation with Tai Goodwin. Tai Goodwin is the CEO of That Marketing Team and the creator of the Liberated CEO Accelerator. She's an award-winning instructional designer with 20+ years of experience creating learning experiences and content for Fortune500 companies like Barnes & Noble and tech start-ups like Leadpages. A former teacher turned corporate train...

In this episode, Rich has a conversation with Sheila (Sy) Tyson. SY Tyson is a mentor, author, and advocate for the rights of minors. She spent the last 30 years raising her kids and grandkids. Now that her kids are grown with their own families, her new goal is to help mold the next generation of kids based on the current climate in the world. Her need to help change the world led to the start of...

In this episode, Rich has a conversation with Mike Ulmer. After a 30-year journalism career, more than 10,000 interviews and 12 books with mainstream publishers, Mike Ulmer created Catapult: Start With the Story , a business dedicated to helping entrepreneurs tell their stories through a powerful business book. Mike's clients include inventors, business coaches and philanthropists. His latest...

In this episode, Rich has a conversation with Lindsey Pope. Lindsey Pope is passionate about sharing laughter and love through writing. A writer for as long as she can remember, she self-published an uplifting book entitled Found in Faith in August 2018.  Her next book, Wisdom from the Womb , is more on the humorous side and aims to help give expecting moms something to laugh at during their pregn...

In this episode, Rich has a conversation with the people of the Harford County Health Department and Corrie Reed of the University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Health . In the United States, breast cancer is the biggest cancer killer of women, second only to lung cancer in terms of overall mortality. Screening for breast cancer is crucial since most women have no symptoms in the early stages, when...

In this episode, Rich has a conversation with Teri M Brown. Born in Athens, Greece as an Air Force brat, Teri M Brown came into this world with an imagination full of stories to tell. She now calls the North Carolina coast home, and the peaceful nature of the sea has been a great source of inspiration for her creativity. Not letting 2020 get the best of her, Teri chose to go on an adventure that c...

In this episode, Rich has a conversation with Matthew Scales and Jackie Seneschal. Matthew is the Executive Director of Visit Harford and Jackie is the Co-Chair of the Steering Committee for Harford 250 . In the early 1770s, citizens and businesspeople from the middle and upper Chesapeake Bay were dissatisfied with the length of time it took to go to Baltimore Town to serve on juries and conduct o...

In this episode, Rich has a conversation with Ashley Easter. Ashley Easter is a cult survivor turned Intuition Coach who helps people escape self-doubt and harness the science and practice of intuition so they can take control of their destiny by becoming Intuitive AF. She is also the founder of Courage 365, a non-profit for abuse survivors (especially those abused in faith contexts) and a televis...

In this episode, Rich has a conversation with Greg Moretz about Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Greg Moretz has worked with GIO Technologies for over 11 years in various roles. Currently, he serves as the Operations Manager. Working with GIO’s clients and educating them on Cybersecurity is a driving force for Greg and the entire GIO Team. Thank you to Greg Moretz for the conversation. Here are some...

In this episode, Rich and cohost Paige Mullhausen have a conversation with Zack Kauffman. Zack is a Leukemia Survivor and cofounder of Pursuit Of Hoppiness™ along with his friend Ethan. In 2022, Zack and Ethan were motivated to find a way to incorporate their way of life into making a difference established Pursuit of Hoppiness™. Altering the narrative by way of the formation of a tight-knit group...

In this episode, Rich and cohost Jennifer Hathaway have a conversation with Claudine Marcin. Claudine Marcin is a Maryland-based award-winning author of the short story The Stairs and is also known for the four-part romantic sci-fi mystery series titled The Glory Box . She is a member of the Maryland Writers Association and the Harford County Writer's Group as well as a spirited football fan,...

In this episode, Rich has a conversation with Ms V The Storyteller. Valeria Elliott is better known as Ms V The Storyteller. She lost her voice at the age of six and didn't get it back until she was twenty-three. Ms V started sharing her personal stories and decided to turn them into a Podcast. Her podcast is for anyone who has lost their voice and wants to get it back. Her stories are person...

In this episode, Rich and cohost Wendy Beck have a conversation with A.y. Johlin. Fantasy author A.y. Johlin is a young adult author and her first book is The Girl Who Wasn't Chosen. In a nutshell, her stories center on young protagonists who go on exciting journeys. For some reason, she never outgrew fantasizing about slaying pirates and soaring on dragons. If A.y. isn't writing, she&ap...

In this episode, Rich has a conversation with Donnie Boivin. Donnie Boivin is an entrepreneur and serves as CEO and Founder of Success Champions and Success Champion Networking. Donnie is considered one of the leading global minds on sales, business development, and business growth. He is described as the first person to make sales and business development relatable and human. Donnie is a communit...

In this episode, Wendy Beck has a conversation with Laura Dahl. Laura Dahl, LCPC currently serves as the Director of Family Services at Ashley Addiction Treatment . In this role, she oversees the family programs offered to both inpatient, outpatient, and the community. She previously served as a counselor in a women’s halfway house and prevention specialist for Harford County Government Office of...

In this episode, Rich has a conversation with Kristine Keay. Kristine is an experienced Holistic Health Educator skilled in Mindfulness, Wellness Coaching & Programing, Yoga, Energy Healing, Workplace Wellness, and Public Speaking. She founded Inspire Me Wellness in 2006. She is also a Yoga Alliance Experience Registered Teacher (E-500 RYT), and she has been teaching all types of yoga for 16 y...

In this episode, Rich has a conversation with Sara Webb. Sara Webb is an author, motivational speaker, and certified yoga teacher. She considers herself a spiritual activist, choosing this nomenclature as opposed to the traditional terminology of Coach. She advocates for clients and audiences to find their own power within by getting aligned with themselves spiritually, through introspection that...

In this episode, Rich and cohost Dani Pettrey have a conversation with Diane Wylie. Diane Wylie, winner of the Chanticleer Chatelaine Award, among others, is a Harford County romance author who loves books. She especially loves any book that will take her on an emotional roller coaster ride. Diane has published multiple historical and fantasy/time travel romances. Her latest release, Sister, Soldi...

In this episode, Rich and cohost Dani Pettrey have a conversation with Denise Stout. Denise Stout is a hopeless romantic who dreamed of writing when she didn’t have her nose buried in a book. She grew up in Northern Delaware, is a graduate of the University of Delaware, and holds a paralegal certificate. She worked in the banking industry before focusing on her writing and her family.  Denise was...

In this episode, Rich has a conversation with Joe Cozzati and others of the Harford County Health Department . Joe is in recovery and has done stand-up comedy to help with it. Joe tells his story about how he was a Straight-A student in school while in addiction and how it affected his life in college and beyond. Thank you to Joe Cozzati the wonderful people of the Harford County Health Department...