It's Your Life Podcast

Kipp Harris was born and raised in Kenmare, North Dakota - a small town 17 miles south of the Canadian border. After spending five years in undergraduate school at Dana College, he started pharmacy school at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Life, however, had a different road planned and so he left graduate school and found his way to a pharmacy software company. After working his way up...

Marlynne Frierson Cooley -  a Cleveland Ohio native. Graduated from the University of Cincinnati in broadcasting, a postgraduate in theater from the University of Akron. Her recent TV credits include, "Daddy Stop embarrassing me" on Jamie Fox TV show on Netflix making the debut in the month of April. "Bless This Mess" a show on ABC and “This Is Us”. Some of her recent theater cred...

Fallon Stokes - a dynamic and passionate criminal defense attorney, broadcast analyst for Georgia Tech Women’s Basketball and ACC Network, contributing legal analyst for Court TV, and host of the podcast: “Talk that Talk with Fallon Stokes.” A native of Atlanta, Georgia, Fallon is a former fierce and competitive collegiate student-athlete who believes college athletics built the...

Charles Gore - born and raised in Chattanooga, TN. Married for 35 years with four adult children and two grandkids. Graduated from Chattanooga High School. Colleges attended and graduated from are DeVry Institute and Chattanooga State Technical College. I have been living in Atlanta, GA since 1985 initially working Southern Technical College and for the last 32 years working with the NBA’s A...

Jordan Colbert is from Mays Landing, a small city with a big wealth disparity outside of Atlantic City, New Jersey. Receiving a BA in Classical Studies from the University of Pennsylvania and a Masters of Marriage and Family Therapy from the University of Southern California, he is a first-generation philosopher with a strong preference for using science to solve modern psychological questions. Jo...

Charity Prestifilippo, wife, mother, co-owner (with her husband) of Gourmet Italia, Spuntino, Bottega Italia Restaurants, Poggio Leano Wine & Vineyards, Founder and President of Charity for Charity and President of Temecula Valley High School Football Boosters. Charity is writing a "Mother's Memoir", a book that shares her and her son's journey through his football career and how a mother guid...

The Arizona Wildcats cornerback officially entered his name in the 2021 NFL draft.  A four-year starter, Burns finished his Wildcats career with 192 tackles, including eight tackles for loss, two sacks, nine interceptions and an astounding 35 pass deflections, despite opposing quarterbacks avoiding his direction in 2020. His mirror-skills and instincts are two attributes that will make him an...

Kim Gerrish - Executive Director of Michelle’s Place Cancer Resource Center. She was their first employee 17 years ago. She was born and raised in San Diego and graduated from San Diego State University with a Journalism degree. Kim and her husband Brian live in Temecula with their two dogs, Molly and Hank. Kim enjoys spending time with her three grown daughters, camping and adventures with...

Marion L. Shuck - Vice President of Governmental and External Relations at Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network, as well as serving as the President of, the Association for Multicultural Affairs in Transplantations.  In both roles, Marion specializes in building key partnerships and strengthening existing relationships with communities, business leaders, legislators, hospitals, faith...

Jordan Colbert is from Mays Landing, a small city with a big wealth disparity outside of Atlantic City, New Jersey. Receiving a BA in Classical Studies from the University of Pennsylvania and a Masters of Marriage and Family Therapy from the University of Southern California, he is a first-generation philosopher with a strong preference for using science to solve modern psychological questions. Jo...

Cherie Kerr, who founded ExecuProv in 1983, has provided a variety of classes on presentation and communication skills to hundreds of business professionals from Fortune 100 and 500 companies.  Starting with a single public speaking class, ExecuProv’s offerings have expanded to include over a dozen workshops, as well custom-tailored courses designed for the needs of specific clients. &n...

William K. Ellermeyer, former human resource executive, experienced entrepreneur, global speaker, and career coach. Bill pioneered the executive outplacement business in Orange County, California, initially as “Career Management Services” in the 1980’s. Bill has been a creator and innovator in the field of Career Management having pioneered the “win/win” concept of ne...

Nathan Candaner is the Co-Founder and CEO of JobzMall, the world’s fastest-growing career community for Gen Z. After struggling to land a job himself while he was in college after using traditional job boards, he realized how disconnected hiring companies are to the Gen Z population looking for jobs. Since its launch in 2018, JobzMall has grown to a size of 800,000+ job seekers and partnered...

Joshua Goldsmith has been a financial consultant and life insurance agent for almost 15 years.  His passion is helping people towards achieving financial independence.  He started Goldsmith Financial in 2012 and works as an independent consultant clearing through LPL Financial, the biggest independent broker/dealer in the nation.  His daughter attends MIT and is studying to become a...

Susan Howington is the CEO and Founder of the outplacement and Executive Coaching firm called Power Connections Career Services, Inc.  She is a sought-after expert in the career transition field, applying her practical knowledge and intuitive wisdom as a Career Consultant, Executive Coach, Author, and industry speaker. Her life-long goal is to help professionals of all levels manage and advan...

HOWARD NASH (Producer/Actor/Writer) Howard Nash has actively been producing movies since 1991. In 1993, he co-produced the hit “Children of the Night”, a vampire-thriller released by Columbia Tri-Star Pictures, which aired on HBO, Showtime, Starz and Fear Net, and currently remains a regular staple on the Sy Fy Cable Channel. His television credits include “Feliciano, The Legend&...

Dr. Brady Allen retired from the practice in November of 2018. He was a pioneer of HIV Medicine in the early 80’s, setting the high standards that we still adhere to this very day. Dr. Allen is a nationally recognized expert in the field and has been awarded numerous honors by many of the AIDS Service Organizations, including a Lifetime Achievement Award presented to him by Dr. Jocelyn Elder...

1st Guest: Grant Parr is a highly regarded Mental Performance Coach, Keynote Speaker, Mindset Musician Podcast Host, former Division II Quarterback, and Author, whose clients are Olympians, Olympic Coaches, professional athletes, Division I & II collegiate athletes/teams, business executives, and Fortune 500/1000 sales organizations. Parr recently released his first book, The Next One Up Minds...

Steve Blanc is a senior-level healthcare sales executive with an accomplished record of success in commercializing innovative medical devices and services. Through his 33-year career at Beckman Coulter he held multiple positions in customer operations, leading the commercial sales teams. Over the last 12 years he served as Vice President and General Manager, North America Life Sciences, Worldwide...

In one moment, Robert Paylor was in the best day of his life, competing for the collegiate rugby national championship. In the next moment, his life changed forever. Robert suffered a spinal cord injury in the first minutes of the game and found himself face down in the turf unable to move anything below his neck. His doctor told him he would never walk or move his hands for the rest of his life....

Mark Meincke is a Canadian Infantry Veteran, and the creator of Operation Tango Romeo, the trauma recovery podcast for Veterans, First Responders, & their families. Operation TR is on a mission to save lives and relieve pain by making help for PTS Injuries easily accessible, with a vision of a world where the path to recovery is clear. Those wounded with PTS Injuries are often disconnected fro...

Tammy Wilson has lived in Temecula, working at Oak Grove Center since 1991; she became the CEO in 2005. Tammy is passionate about Oak Grove's Mission... to rebuild the lives of at-risk children and their families through educating, healing, restoring relationships, building character, and instilling hope . Oak Grove has 375 staff and serves over 200 youth at three different locations, two campuses...

Ray Leonard Jr, now all-grown up is a former two sport division one collegiate athlete and former sports agent for some of the biggest names in sports credits his father’s talk with him about opportunities. Ray Leonard Jr is a husband and father of four wonderful children and believes “young people need a strong sense of their strengths, abilities, interests, and values,” he says...

Paula Shaw is a Life Transitions Coach and Grief Specialist. She is also a Best-Selling Author, Keynote Speaker and Media Host on her own show, Change It Up Radio with Paula Shaw on AM 1170 and FM 96.1 The Answer, in San Diego. For more than 25 years, Paula has been dedicated to helping people navigate the stress of Change and Challenge using mind/body tools and techniques.  She has degrees i...

"Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI)" with guest contributors Michelle Cooley & Chuck Trinone, and guests Songwriter / Composer / Rotarian and Founder of his own Insurance Agency Larry Potter and Executive Director of Urban Street Angels Eric Lovett. Topics discussed: Diversity, equity and inclusion, Ways to reach common ground based on our differences, and How to overcome unconscious bias M...