Grit, Grace, & Inspiration | Inspiring You to Dream Bigger, Find Your Purpose, & Become Your Best Self

Nikki Langman is an International Speaker, Amazon #1 Best Selling Author, emotional intelligence expert, recovering alcoholic, and mature age ultra endurance runner. She battled alcoholism and prescription drug addiction for decades while building and (trying to) maintaining an education, family, and career. By the time Nikki was 40 years old, she was successful with long-term sobriety, but still...

Coach Jon  is a weight loss coach and emotional eating expert who has lost 100lbs.  From nanotechnology researcher, to Navy marine engineer, to globetrotting nomad, Coach Jon spent most of his life running from his true calling, until one question changed his life. Now he's on a mission to help others lose weight for good and leave BS diets in the rearview mirror. CONNECT WITH COACH JON...

The story of "The Coca-Cola Trail" makes for a delightful Christmas Special here on the podcast! Grab some Christmas cookies and a glass of milk, or better yet, grab your self an ice-cold Coca-Cola and allow yourself to be taken back in time... Our guest today, Larry Jorgensen has quite the resume when speaking of his time as a journalist, but it's what he is doing today that has brought the two o...

An astute observer of behavior, Jacqueline Wales is fascinated by the messiness of being human, and finds people who are vulnerable and honest about their struggles incredibly interesting and courageous.  As the author of When The Crow Sings, The Fearless Factor, The Fearless Factor @ Work,  and soon to be published Fearless Women Leading The Way, Jacqueline has explored human behavior a...

After nearly 30 years as an airline pilot Dennis Mellen was faced with a career ending medical emergency. Being a pilot was more than a job, it was his childhood dream, his greatest passion, his very identity. And yet something completely out of his control took it all away. But eventually Dennis would come to a place in his journey where he was able to change his mindset - Taking his challenges a...

Are you tired of following the rules? Are you ready to be inspired to live a life of adventure? Are you ready to pursue your dreams while at the same time being able to financially support yourself and your family? Today's power couple, David and Dana Hagstrom are going to be able to help with all of that and more! Choosing to retire to the mountains of Mexico David and Dana Hagstrom would discove...

This BONUS Episode is about all things Thanksgiving! Chances are, you've got turkey on the brain and feelings of thanks in your heart and today's podcast episode is meant to send you into Thanksgiving Day Overload! TOPICS DISCUSSED: Contraversial Thanksgiving Debates My most memorable Thanksgiving Saying thank you to the ladies behind the scenes LINKS for Podcast Editor & Web Designer If you h...

Florida native, MacKenzie Smith is the cheesy proprietor of GrilledCheeseSocial.com - A food and travel blog dedicated to all that is delicious! MacKenzie is also an incredible mama to a 1 year old girl, named Poppy and has recently dipped her spoon into the world of mommy blogging. In addition to that, she has been writing cheesy recipes for over 11 years, has published a cookbook (with more to c...

Rob Kessler is an inventor, boat Captain, serial-entrepreneur and the buddy his friends call first when they are looking for a guy, who knows a guy to help them out. "Connecting people with whatever (or whoever) they need has just been my thing." For 20 years, that “thing” powered Rob's career in sales, where he helped people with the three biggest purchases they’d ever make in their lives - house...

The story of LaQuita Monley takes us back to a time in life when the world just seemed to spin at a little bit slower pace. It was a time when everybody knew everybody, when kids got to be kids, and our world didn't extend past the city limit sign. The life lessons learned during this time paired with her deeply-rooted faith and disciplined thought patterns would help LaQuita persevere through the...

It's been 18 years since the day I rolled through the Operating Room doors at Arnold Palmer Children's Hospital in Orlando, Florida to have a recently discovered brain tumor removed. I was just 17 years old and had been given 6 months to live if this brain tumor, a Craniopharyngioma, was not removed. But what came next would reshape not just my life, but the lives of an entire family. Waking from...

We all face barriers in our lives. And if we are not careful, those barriers can easily rob us of our opportunity to live out our lives to our greatest potential. Erik Weihenmayer would prove to himself and to the world that blindness is yet another barrier that can be overcome. In 2001 Erik would become the first blind person to summit Mount Everest. He would then go on to climb to the highest po...

Ali Ingersoll is a day trader, marketing consultant, disability advocate, writer, blogger, editor, and public speaker. She started her advocacy mission after being repeatedly denied medically necessary equipment by insurance companies over the last 10 years since becoming a C6 quadriplegic and full-time wheelchair user after a shallow water diving accident. With an insanely positive spir...

Joe Rinaldi is determined to share his story of sight loss, struggle and positive perspective through writing, speaking and various forms of media. Joe Rinaldi, PT, DPT is a Doctor of Physical Therapy and Performance coach who resides in Philadelphia, PA with his wife and best friend, Michaela. Joe defines himself as a human being first and foremost with the goal of leaving this world be...

Walker Brandt began her journey to success by refusing to be broken by the alcoholic and violent family legacy she grew up within. She has appeared in international blockbuster films, TV shows, and thousands of Advertising Campaigns and commercials for global brands. In 2020 she became a published author with AWAKEN – Discovering Yourself Through the Light of Your Innocence. An Amazon #1 Internati...

The Secret Service had no idea what they were in for when they hired a skinny blonde, debutante from Atlanta, Georgia to join the force! With a mouth on fire and a wil that never breaks Lauren Lusby Fernandez developed a reputation that would earn her the nickname, Talk Back Barbie. But rather than fight it, Lauren embraced it! And now she's sharing it all in her book, Talk Back Barbie: The Secret...

Fred Haywood was born on the island of Maui a decade before it became a state. The son of a sugar plantation doctor, he grew up playing with the neighbor kids, who were Hawaiian, Japanese, Chinese, and white. He and his four siblings played in the waters off Kahului Harbor on their balsa wood surfboards and El Toro sailboats. When Fred was seventeen, he left home to join George Haines’s world-famo...

This year marks the 20th anniversary of 9/11. 20 years ago on the morning of September 11, 2001 the United States of America was attacked in the most cowardly way imaginable - Using our own passenger planes as weapons. I was blessed with an opportunity to reflect back on that day while talking with Christina Ray Stanton, the author of: Out of the Shadow of 9/11: An Inspiring Tale of Escape and Tra...

Bradford and Bryan Manning are two blind brothers on a mission to cure blindness. At a young age, they were diagnosed with Stargardt’s Disease, an eye disease that causes blindness over time. Thankfully they had two spectacular parents who raised them with the mindset that anything in this life is possible, they may just have to fight a little harder to get it. While working in very...

Cristina Pujol is a woman rich in wisdom and enlightening in spirit. Cristina has been blessed with the opportunity to do and try many things, but as you will soon discover, dance has always found a way to be a part of her life. Today Cristina is a Coach, Trainer, Speaker and Author, and Co-Founder of Tú y Tu Mente Coaching. With her years of experience in worlds as diverse as engineering and danc...

For Shawn Anderson, it’s not just about nor is it nearly enough to just live life to the fullest, it’s about more than that. With every mile walked Shawn Anderson sets out to make this world a little bit better. This is a conversation that truly has the impact needed to not only inspire you, but to empower you to get up and take action in your life, in your community, and in the world! WHO IS SHAW...

In the blink of an eye everything changed. Robert Mudge and his friends were ready to begin their next chapter in life – starting college. But then life came to a startling halt. Following a tragic car accident Robert would be left paralyzed from the neck down and his best friend would lose his life. And just like that, the lives of not only these young men would be forever altered, but the lives...

 From surviving bone cancer while in high school to producing a documentary about $2 bills to creating an app all the way to his latest endeavor, publishing a book that pokes fun at Cancel Culture called Just a Typo this conversation is going to leave your head spinning! John Bennardo is a writer and witty conversationalist with a fascination for words that go back to his childhood years. John go...

Are you ready to reclaim your true self? Like, really ready to shed the baggage and make a change? Lona Cook wasn’t until she couldn’t ignore change any longer. A literal gun to the chest moment in Costa Rica followed quickly by a figuratively speaking gun to the chest moment back home led Lona Cook on a path of Reclamation! Here on the podcast Dr. Lona Cook takes us on that journey as she helps u...

Tessa Stowe's husband of 27 years died from brain cancer in 2013. Getting through her grief was the hardest thing Tessa has ever done, and yet now she is grateful for the gifts that it gave her and she believes her purpose is now to share that gift with the world. Today, Tessa inspires and empowers others to live in high vibration through her brand, Living in High Vibration. Tessa wants everyone t...