Feisworld Podcast

Tom Seaborne is a fitness educator, author, marital artist and cyclist.   Tom has a Ph. D in exercise science. He was a member of the US. Taekwondo Team, and a National and International AAU Taekwondo Champion.    In addition to Taekwondo, Tom is an ESPN professional Karate Association full-contact karate winner.  If there are avid cyclists who are listening to this podcast, it’s worth mentioning...

Wade Devers is an Executive Creative Director and Managing Director at  Arnold Worldwide . He always leaves a unique impression. When I first walked in the door at the Arnold office back in December 2013, I must had met dozens of people on Day 1. I remember forcing myself to remember all the names and faces an felt completely overwhelmed. When Wade walked by me for the first time, I remember think...

As the Director of Audience Engagement at Peppercom, Sam works with companies to better listen to, empathize with, understand, and serve their customers and other key audiences through communications and storytelling.  There are three major components to Sam’s job: Client consulting Design thinking (and how it applies to communication) Writing, speaking, and being on industry board (-> this one is...

It is with great pleasure for me to welcome Dr. Lee Schwamm, Professor of Neurology from Harvard Medical School, Vice Chair of Neurology from Mass General Hospital (MGH) to the feisworld podcast.  In this one-hour interview, Lee talks with me about a Day in the Life of a Neurologist at MGH, followed by a 20-min deep dive into the study and evolution of patient care and patient satisfaction. What a...

Ira Cummings is my guest on the feisworld podcast. He is a Sr. Designer at Arnold Worldwide, with a background and training in illustration. I called him out as the first introvert ever invited to the podcast (perhaps, others may just be better at hiding it). But let’s face it, #IntrovertsRule. They are focused, thoughtful, and often bring the most surprising ideas and solutions to the table. Ira...

I’d like to welcome Lisa Leffert  to join me on the feisworld podcast! Lisa the Chief of Obstetric Anesthesia at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). The focus of Lisa’s clinical work is on the care of pregnant patients. Together with a highly-skilled, multidisciplinary team, Lisa administrates a service, which features 3600 deliveries a year (that is, nearly 10 births per day), involving bo...

“I must have been 6 or 7 years old. I remember gun battle, unmanned helicopter, deserted soldiers. There were candy stores that no one was watching. I wondered if we could just go get candies!” Van recalled his last memories of Vietnam before he left with his father, grandmother and eight brothers and sisters in April 1975 during the Fall of Saigon. My special guest on the feisworld podcast is Van...

Clint authored and edited an impressive number of books ( Good Reads ). The most recent one is called:  The Boys of Everest: The Tragic Story of Climbing's Greatest Generation.  Clint is also the owner of The Writing Company .  In Part 2, we discover the answers to secret origin questions such as: Has Clint always been the kind of person he is today? What is Clint's psychological makeup that contr...

Clint authored and edited a number of books ( Good Reads ). The most recent one is called:  The Boys of Everest: The Tragic Story of Climbing's Greatest Generation. Clint and I immediately sparked a conversation about spirituality, meditation and what it means to live a meaningful life. When I was a little girl growing up in Beijing, I dreamed of living a Californian life....

Eli Schwamm's full episode (Ep. 27) was the single, most downloaded episode of the feisworld podcast. I want to take this opportunity and create a soundbite version of the audio focusing on his stories volunteering at Samaritans Boston. Enjoy!   Eli is a high schooler, audio engineer, rap singer, song writer, and a volunteer at Samaritans of Boston (suicide prevention) for 2 years. He started his...

Eli Schwamm is going to be the youngest guest on the feisworld podcast (for quite some time, I expect). At 17, Eli is a high schooler, audio engineer, rap singer, song writer, and a volunteer at Samaritans of Boston for 2 years.  He started his journey at Samaritans when he was just 16 years old. I remember hearing about it for the first time and not knowing exactly how to react. Instead, I decide...

Nate Delong competed at the 2014 World Muay Thai Federation Championship on Team USA and took Gold Metal for the Pro AM (Pro/Amateur) Heavy Weight Division. Like many of us, Nate has a full time job. He is a producer at SapientNitro, an advertising agency based in Boston, MA. In this podcast, you will learn about how Nate was able to balance work and his passion to compete on the international sta...

George earned the title of  Young Steinway Artist , appeared with Harvard’s prestigious River Charles Ensemble, performed at Carnegie Hall more than half a dozen times, as well as Steinway Hall that led one critic to proclaim “a rising star if ever there was one.”   In Part 2 of my interview with George, he talks about the business side of things. After founding 4 startups in just 1.5 years at Har...

George earned the title of Young Steinway Artist, appeared with Harvard’s prestigious River Charles Ensemble, the Carnegie Hall for more than half a dozen times, and Steinway Hall that led one critic to proclaim “a rising star if ever there was one.” With over 2,000 fans on Facebook, George continues his journey of spreading the word for classical music today. George had an unusual path to becomin...

In part 2, Lee talks about his yoga workshops, focusing on the 3rd and 5th Chakra. (If you are new to this concept, chakra represents each of the centers of spiritual power in the human body, usually considered to be seven in number). Lee loves creating a forum that fosters healthy dialogues, evoking reactions to help people reflect upon the assumptions and choices they make. It is fascinating whe...

There's no better time to release this episode than Valentines Day. What is a relationship? What is love? Do we need to have everything all figured out? Join my special guest Lee Skunnes today. Standing at 6'9'', he's legitimately 2 inches taller than Tony Robbins. :) "Don't let perfectionism be in the way of where you get the value from. Perhaps your best isn't always your best, your worst isn't...

Claudia is a writer, podcaster, and teacher of yoga. She is the co-author of the Wall Street Journal bestselling book " The Power Of No " (HayHouse 2014) and author of " 21 Things To Know Before Starting An Ashtanga Yoga Practice ". Most recently on January 8th 2015, Claudia released her new book called  Become an Idea Machine : Because ideas are the currency of the 21st Century. This book has bec...

After announcing the first 1,000 downloads of the feisworld podcast in January 2015, a number of friends, guests and listeners reached out to me via Facebook, Twitter, emails and phone calls. They congratulated me on this significant milestone and urged me to continue my journey as a podcaster.  Caleb Brown , the first guest on the feisworld podcast, had requested to have me interviewed on my own...

I met Bob Goodman at Arnold Worldwide, where he served as the SVP, Director User Experience. I had the pleasure to work with Bob on a few projects when I witnessed his stellar facilitation skills and User Experience (UX) approach to various business challenges. Inviting Bob to my show was triggered by a constant thought in my mind when working with Bob: I always wished to carry a recorder so I cou...

In part 2 of our conversation, Chris speaks to his passion for jumping out of perfectly functioning planes. Chris is a skydiving instructor and photographer.   Since Chris was 6 years old, he thought he would be serving in the US military. Then he asked him - "what really makes me happy?" The answers were design, teaching and making things. 1,200 skydives later, Chris is now comfortable and feels...

Chris is a full time, full stack developer at Arnold Worldwide. I had the pleasure to work with Chris on a number of projects. I invited Chris to speak to my audience about his journey of becoming a developer after a few career switches, to staying relevant in this ever-changing technological environment we all live in. Chris gave much credit to his mentors who set up his success as a developer.  ...

Kristina Reed is a producer at  Walt Disney Animation Studios . Kristina produced (and co-produced) a number of animation films including the most recent  Big Hero 6 ,  Paperman  (won the first Oscar for the Studio since 1969), and  The Feast  (the short film you see right before Big Hero 6). I am a wholehearted Disney Animation fan (like many of you out there) since I was a child. Even as an adul...

Ralph wants to be a musician's musician: "If you honestly play music, then people will feel it. If you play music to people - when they change, your music will have to change." To following Ralph Peterson Jr., you can connect with him on  Facebook ,  Twitter . Ralph's music is available via  iTunes ,  CD Baby ,  Amazon  and  Ralphpetersonmusic.com . Part 2 Show Notes (Times Are Approximate): How t...

Ralph Peterson Jr. is a renowned American jazz musician and a full-time professor at the Berklee School of Music. I met Ralph at our Taekwondo school in 2005. Both of us still practice regularly at O'Malley Tae Kwon Do Center. Ralph often volunteers his time to teach drumming to children during Summer and Winter camps at the TKD school.  All the kids thoroughly enjoyed Ralph's teaching very much. ...

My guest today is Julia Holloway. I sparked a friendship with her a few months ago. Unlike some of my other guests on the show, I have not known Julia for years but our connection was obvious and immediate. At the time, I was seeking advice from women who have experience balancing a full-time career and a business of their own. In the hectic world we live in today where women often take on more re...