Kandas Nesbitt-Rodarte
Gratitude Geek
Gratitude Geek is the podcast for Gen X women solopreneurs who've faced major life challenges like cancer, divorce, or loss—and are rebuilding their businesses and lives with strategy, systems, and gratitude as a powerful business tool. Host Kandas Rodarte—a Gen X metastatic breast cancer thriver, growth coach, and digital marketing pioneer with 30+ years of expertise—interviews inspirational Gen X women entrepreneurs who've transformed adversity into wisdom and business growth. Each week, you'll discover practical strategies for marketing, productivity, building genuine client connections, an...
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Kandas Nesbitt-Rodarte
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Oct 27, 2026
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Episodes
149: Learned Contentment featuring Rob Broadhead 13.12.2022 40:40
Rob Broadhead is a life-long technical "geek" that has been part of numerous start-ups over the years and used those experiences to find out what brings him joy. Full Show Notes: http://kandasrodarte.com/149 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
148: Susanna Dussling on Resilience & Regret 06.12.2022 52:07
Susanna Dussling is a deaf bilateral cochlear implant wearer living a meaningful and purposeful life with resilience and no regrets. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, & share! https://gratitudegeek.com Follow us on social and join the conversation! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@gratitudegeek Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gratitudegeek Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gratitude...
147: Ladder of Ascension featuring Michelle Nedelec 29.11.2022 49:30
International bestselling author, Michelle Nedelec is an expert in entrepreneurialism and the founder of Awareness Strategies. She’s run her own series of companies for over 22 years and for over 15 years has been helping Sales reps, Entrepreneurs, and Executives continually double their profits and revenues. She not only has what it takes to help her clients build a million-dollar business, but...
146: Growth and Gratitude 22.11.2022 21:08
Host Kandas Rodarte shares her thoughts on the Colorado Springs LGBTQ club shooting, reads a story about growth and gratitude and gives a brief health update. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
145: Client Testimonials featuring Erin Ollila (Part 2 of 2) 15.11.2022 35:56
Conversion copywriter. Copy Coach. Wing Woman. Word slinger. No matter what you call her, Erin Ollila believes in the power of words and how a message can inform—and even transform—its intended audience. When she’s not working with big brands and small businesses to marry strategy, storytelling, and SEO, you can find her hosting the Talk Copy to Me podcast or exploring southeastern Massachusetts w...
144: The Next Right Thing featuring Erin Ollila 08.11.2022 43:38
Conversion copywriter. Copy Coach. Wing Woman. Word slinger. No matter what you call her, Erin Ollila believes in the power of words and how a message can inform—and even transform—its intended audience. When she’s not working with big brands and small businesses to marry strategy, storytelling, and SEO, you can find her hosting the Talk Copy to Me podcast or exploring southeastern Massachusetts w...
143: Becoming Better Humans featuring Kevin Palmieri 01.11.2022 54:16
Kevin Palmieri is the founder and co-host of the Next Level University podcast. Early in his life, Kevin found “success”, but after a brush with suicide he realized he wasn´t living the life he truly wanted. He became passionate about self improvement and decided to make it his life’s purpose to make a positive impact on as many people as possible whilst inspiring them to be better human beings. T...
142: Lessons from the Other Side featuring Glenna Griffin and Tanya Bugbee 25.10.2022 35:42
In September of 2013, I launched a YouTube talk show called Coffee, Cards and Conversations. Each week, I'd met with a guest at locally-owned coffee shop in Conroe, Texas to have a honest conversation about gratitude and marketing. My very first guests were Glenna Griffin and Tanya Bugbee. In episode 142 of Gratitude Geek, we catch up after 9 years. What's changed in those 9 years? Turns out...
141: It's Not Who You Know - Networking Secrets | Dr. Ivan Misner 18.10.2022 1:00:42
It's not who you know or what you know - it's how well you know each other. That's the networking secret Dr. Ivan Misner, founder of BNI with 290,000+ members, shares in this game-changing conversation. Dr. Misner explains why most people get networking completely wrong by treating it as face-to-face cold calling when it should be relationship farming. He breaks down the VCP process (visibility, c...
140: Building Profitable Online Courses That Actually Work | Jason Van Orden 11.10.2022 57:25
If you’ve been thinking about creating an online course or group program but feel overwhelmed by formats, funnels, or the pressure to “do it the right way,” this episode will give you clarity without the noise. In episode 140, I’m joined by thought leadership strategist Jason Van Orden, who has helped thousands of coaches, consultants, and authors package their expertise into profitable, high-impa...
139: Put Your Best Face Forward with Detroit headshot specialist Deb Davis 04.10.2022 1:01:05
Most people would rather walk across hot coals than sit for a headshot. In this candid conversation, Detroit headshot photographer Deb Davis explains why photos matter more than we admit, how to look great on camera, and why your personal brand has nothing to do with fonts and everything to do with how people feel in your presence. We dig into the emotional story that shaped her career, practical...
138: Going Rogue with Your Money Mindset featuring Melissa Myers CFP 27.09.2022 51:45
Melissa Myers, CFP® is a heart-centered, female financial planner, #1 best-selling author, speaker, owner of multiple financial services businesses and she is Going Rogue! Conventional wisdom about personal finance has a place, yet it isn’t always the place to start or end. Melissa’s unique approach to building and preserving wealth starts with mindset and ends with life-changing impact. The missi...
137: Radical Self-Care for Caregivers featuring Susanne White 20.09.2022 49:28
Susanne White was blessed with the opportunity to care for her parents and ventured out on a caregiving journey that would change her life. She blogs about this journey on her website, caregiverwarrior.com and shares her experience, strength and hope with others so that they too may survive caregiving with grace and empowerment. She outlines ways caregivers can replenish mind, body and spirit in...
136: Create 3-Months of Social Media Content in One Day | Hannah Acosta 13.09.2022 56:08
Social media strategist Hannah Acosta shares a simple, repeatable system for planning and batching three months of content in just one focused day. In this conversation, Hannah explains how to use testimonials, behind-the-scenes stories, and intentional messaging to stay consistent without burning out. This episode is perfect for Gen X women solopreneurs who want practical, sustainable marketing s...
135: Making a Difference featuring Sales Trainer Jeff Clatterbaugh 06.09.2022 49:23
Jeff Clatterbaugh is vice president, mortgage sales manager. Been in business for 25years as a residential mortgage professional. He has a business degree from Central Michigan University and began his career as a portfolio (solution based financing) and new construction specialist. He has held many leadership positions in the industry including board or realtors and building association. He also...
134: Find, Keep and Enjoy the Right Relationships featuring Michelle Hoffman 30.08.2022 51:26
Michelle is a 2x International Bestselling Author, Speaker & Relationship coach helping you find the confidence to live and love life as you dream it can be through The Art of Relationshipping. Full Show Notes: http://kandasrodarte.com/134 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
133: Social Media Mindset featuring Nicole Porter of Monomoy Social Media 23.08.2022 53:12
Chocolatier turned award-winning digital marketer, Nicole Porter, helps small businesses navigate the large and overwhelming world of social media by focusing on authenticity. She has a specific interest in working with small businesses and non-profits to help them navigate the ever-changing world of social media. Nicole creates awareness for the missions of these organizations, with an emphasis o...
132: Surprising Marketing Lessons Learned while Caring for An Aging Parent featuring Wendy Taddeucci 16.08.2022 38:57
This is a rebroadcast of Episode 65 first released January 26, 2021. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
131: Changing Self-Limiting Beliefs featuring Judy Kane 09.08.2022 51:11
Judy Kane, founder of Aligned Consciousness, helps people identify and release subconscious beliefs that keep them repeating unhealthy, stressful patterns. The shifts her clients experience result in them finally achieving what they’ve longed to—with ease and comfort. She is the author of Your4Truths: How Beliefs Impact Your Life. Judy also hosts workshops and presents in group sessions, conferenc...
130: Super Niching Your Podcast featuring The TNG Podcast hosts Shereese and Andrea 02.08.2022 55:22
Shereese and Andrea are the hosts of The TNG Podcast and founders of the Sci-Fi Matters Club on Clubhouse. They’ve been teaching the next generation for over 10 years, and now they’re sharing their love for all things geek with other sci-fi obsessed people around the world. Shereese and Andrea are real-world nerd certified with degrees in marine biology, as well as microbiology, immunology, and mo...
From Book to Video Game: Inside the Business of Being an Author 26.07.2022 59:50
Dark fantasy author J.V. Hilliard started writing during COVID with no plan and no platform. What he discovered was a crash course in being a micropreneur — and an unexpected opportunity to license his fantasy world for a blended reality video game. In this conversation, Joe talks about building the Warminster series from scratch, what 20 years of entrepreneurship taught him about the publishing w...
128: How to Sleep Better for Peak Performance | Riley Jarvis 19.07.2022 49:57
Sleep better, build better. Riley Jarvis, CEO of The Sleep Consultant, reveals why sleep is the missing link in your business success and shares practical strategies to fall asleep faster, stay asleep longer, and wake up with abundant energy. Riley recovered from Crohn's disease by discovering sleep optimization techniques that transformed his health. Now he helps high performers unlock their biol...
All You Need is Love featuring Hibby Bartlett 12.07.2022 1:00:20
Hibby Bartlett is energized, committed, and passionate about leading wellness conversations around life balance, mental wellness, self-care, self-realization, and whole life wellness. Her joy is seeing individuals build healthy communication and wellness methods into their life that reduce stress, reconnect relationships and bring harmonious balance to their lives. She excels providing people from...
Oodles about Google featuring Brandon Leibowitz 05.07.2022 37:39
Brandon runs and operates SEO Optimizers, a digital marketing company helping small and medium-sized businesses rank in Google for hyper-competitive keywords, increasing sales and generating new business. He has over 14 years of digital marketing experience; specializing in SEO and social media marketing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Cybersecurity for Solopreneurs featuring Ryan O'Hara 28.06.2022 50:22
Ryan O’Hara is an entrepreneur, cybersecurity expert and founder of Sphinx Cybersecurity, an IT and Cybersecurity service provider in Dearborn, Michigan. Ryan founded Sphinx in 2009, after working for several years in corporate IT, to bring enterprise-level IT to small and medium-sized businesses. Sphinx has grown from its early service and support roots to become a security first managed service...
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