Kickass Boomers

Mia Altieri is an actress, writer, improviser, and voiceover talent. She is most noted for her lead role as Cate in the feature film, “Remember Isobel.” Mia brings her creative firepower to whatever draws her fascination and interest. In addition to acting and writing, she expresses her creativity as a storyteller, artist, designer, dancer, poet, and chef.  An adventurer at heart, she has lived an...

Our Kickass Boomer of the Day is author Angela Page. Angela has introduced to her readers two interesting characters that offer relevant lessons for boomers. The first character is Poppy, the protagonist of "There's a Dead Girl in My Yard," whose life turned upside down because of the burial of Latina health guru, Dalia, in her own yard. Sylvia, the other character, is a dating coac...

Our Kickass Boomer of the Day is Emily Thiroux Threatt, author of “Loving and Living Your Way Through Grief.” This book is a comprehensive guide to reclaiming and cultivating joy and carrying on in the face of loss. Having gone through the experience of two husbands dying, as well as the deaths of her father, mother, sister, many family members, and friends, Emily has much experience in the grievi...

Our Kickass Boomer of the Day is Douglas Hughes, a retired postal worker and political activist famously known for flying a 250-pound ultralight gyrocopter unauthorized to deliver 535 letters to each member of the Congress. Landing on the west lawn of the US Capitol Building in 2015, he served four months in prison and lost his job afterwards. Why he had no regrets for what he had done is somethin...

Our Kickass Boomer of the Day is Anita Tosh, a seasoned Bible Teacher, Wife, Mother, and Grandmother. She was "Born Again" more than 40 years ago and has been active in her church teaching Sunday school and speaking to ladies' groups. She also loves to garden, sew, bake and walk her Schnoodle.    Find out more at booksbyanita.com "The Book of Jeremy" is also available on A...

Our Kickass Boomer of the Day is Michele Holmes, a veteran homeschool mom of 30 years with a desire to help homeschooling parents take on the high school years so they can give their teens a positive and successful high school experience at home. Michele, a mom of 8, has graduated seven kids from her homeschool: Five went on to earn college degrees and 2 more are currently in college. She is curre...

Our Kickass Boomer of the Day is James Klopovic. After retiring as Major Klopovic from the United States Air Force and earning a Doctor of Public Policy (DPP), James completed 45 years of experience in the public sector, providing leadership at federal, state, and local levels.  For 25 of those years, he served as a senior staffer on the North Carolina Governor’s Crime Commission, where his respon...

Our Kickass Boomer of the Day is Sharon Valenti, a serial entrepreneur, coach and teacher. She has worked with celebrities, millionaires, casino owners, inventors, other coaches as well as everyday people! Sharon is a leading expert in helping people achieve the life they’ve only dreamed of. Her past clients have praised her for her ability to problem solve, her sincerity, honesty, integrity, and...

Our Kickass Boomer of the Day is Dr. Russell Jaffe, a 40-year veteran of molecular biology and clinical diagnostics. He pioneered “lymphocyte tests of immune function and hypersensitivity” and is focused on providing functional, predictive tests and procedures designed to improve the precision of both diagnosis and of treatment outcomes.   Dr. Jaffe serves as Clinical Instructor of Clinical Leader...

Our Kickass Boomer of the Day is Laura Eiman. She was overweight, newly divorced, without direction and unemployed 20 years ago until she began studying the mindset of Olympic athletes, Navy SEALs, and Greek philosophers. As a result, she has developed a unique mental toughness program to overcome negative attitude, lack of direction and life threatening sugar addiction once and for all.  Join me...

Our Kickass Boomer of the Day is Michael Wader, who has more than 40 years of hands-on experience in implementing Lean Technology and Leadership principles. His over 4 decades of experience include 22 years of mentoring, coaching, teaching and consulting experience in 16 countries. He joins us in this episode to talk about "leading yourself first" and why it is important whether in a per...

Our Kickass Boomer of the Day is Carol Harris. She is 78 years young living in a small town in Wales, Great Britain, with her husband, Paul. She has run businesses of her own in many years and has coached other people to do the same. In this episode, Carol will talk about the benefits of neuro-linguistic programming and other things that can make the lives of boomers more fulfilling and satisfying...

In this solo episode, I am inviting you to reflect with me as we continue to go through these trying times. Some of you may already be getting tired and probably looking for inspiration on how we can make this world a better place. Well, I have more than 50 episodes that can give you not only inspiration but also actionable, practical steps to make your life--and the world--better. I will share wi...

Katharine Esty, PhD, 87, is a best-selling author, practicing psychotherapist, a widow, a mother, a grandmother, and an activist for aging well. She’s on a mission to dispel myths about old age and to end ageism, which limits and undermines the most experienced among us. She lives in a retirement community west of  Boston. Her recent book, Eightysomethings - A Practical Guide to Letting Go, Aging...

We continue our interview with Kickass Boomer, Robert Yoho, MD. In the first part of our interview with him, he talked about why he left the healthcare industry despite a successful career. In this episode, he will talk about some steps that baby boomers should take to improve their health. One important point we’ve gone through today is coming up with our personal healthcare philosophy, which ser...

Our Kickass Boomer of the Day is retired doctor, Robert Yoho, MD. He joins us in the podcast today to talk about his career and the reasons that pushed him to leave such a lucrative industry. He shares some things he had observed, particularly the conflicts of interest doctors face, as well as the daily ethical considerations they need to address. He also discusses some thought-provoking informati...

Our Kickass Boomer of the Day is Susan Cattaneo, one of Boston’s most respected singer/songwriters, blending rock and folk with a healthy dose of country. Susan won the CT Folk Festival and has been a finalist or winner at some of the country’s most prestigious songwriting and music contests including: Kerrville New Folk, Emerging Artist Falcon Ridge, the International Acoustic Music Awards, the I...

Our Kickass Boomer of the Day is Gabe Nelson, a financial advisor and the host of the Solopreneur Money Podcast. He offers financial planning and investment advice specifically to solopreneurs and self-employed professionals who want to put their finances and investments under control. Gabe also shares some practical tips for Boomers for them to maximize their earnings from their side hustles and...

Our Kickass Boomer of the Day is Hunter Leonard, multi-awarded business owner and founder of Silver & Wise. Started in 2016, Silver & Wise has been on a quest to end ageism by helping mature-aged individuals in planning for their work future or running a successful business. Hunter and his team have started organizing workshops and launching books and courses that have helped thousands of...

Our Kickass Boomer of the Day is Philip J Martin, a transformative speaker and a college teacher with a passion for theater. He is author of “Take the Stage: 64 Essential Leadership Lessons Learned From Theatre” and “Play Hard-Have Fun: A Philosophy for Life”. His engagement in theater arts got him wearing many hats - being a writer for television and musicals, performer, director, published playw...

Our Kickass Boomer of the Day is Andy Robin, a retirement revolutionist, life coach, and the author of “Tapas Life: A Rich and Rewarding Life After Your Long Career.” Andy’s book is not your ordinary retirement book but rather a step-by-step guide to help boomers make the most out of their lives during retirement. He emphasized that retirement is the best time to explore the things we wanted to tr...

Our Kickass Boomer of the Day is Judith Joy, an author, transformational teacher, inspirational speaker, dream creation coach and healer. Her personal mission is to help people manifest their dreams and shift their energy to create the life they choose. She is a lifelong learner dedicated to helping others whether it’s through her writing, teaching, coaching, workshops, speaking engagements, being...

Our Kickass Boomer of the Day is Naveen Sridhar, a scientist and an author living in Germany. Born in India, he migrated to Germany at an early age for studies at the Technical University of Berlin. He has a Ph. D. in chemistry and chemical engineering. Besides his profession as a research scientist in the German industry, he was also active in entertainment.  From scribbling random thoughts to wr...

Our Kickass Boomer of the Day is Laurie Hermance-Moore, Accredited Genealogist® and Founder of Heritage Bridge. She serves her clients by looking for elusive records that can help them trace their family history and connect with people who matter to them.  Previously, she worked in digital marketing agencies for over two decades, serving other professionals at large companies. Laurie is living pro...

Our Kickass Boomer of the Day is Charlie Sheldon, the author of “The Strong Heart” book trilogy. Previously, he worked on seaports for almost 30 years as a tribal negotiator, construction manager, project manager, and eventually executive. After retirement, he briefly returned to the sea for four years as a merchant sailor before becoming a full-time writer.  The product of his 11-year writing jou...